Abstract
A high-resolution incoherent Doppler lidar has been constructed at the
University of Michigan Space Physics Research Laboratory. The primary purpose
of this lidar is to measure vertical profiles of the horizontal wind field
with high spatial and temporal resolution. In mid-1994 a rawinsonde system was
used to assess the performance of the lidar. The resulting comparisons of
profiles from the balloons and the lidar are shown. The comparisons show an
∼2-m/s rms error between the two systems. The reasons for this error
are discussed, and a sensitivity study is shown to illustrate the sensitivity
of the lidar wind measurements to various system parameters. Finally, steps
that are being taken to improve the systematic errors are
discussed.
© 1997 Optical Society of America
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