Title :
Doppler lidar probing of maritime boundary layer wind fields
Author :
Hardesty, R.M. ; Intrieri, J.M. ; Grund, C.J. ; Banta, R.M.
Author_Institution :
NCAR Opt. Remote Sensing Program, NOAA, Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
Theoretical studies as well as preliminary experimental results indicate that radar remote sensing of the sea surface can provide information on wind speed, momentum flux, and stability in the marine surface layer. Application of Doppler lidar to obtain simultaneous or near-simultaneous remote measurements of wind and turbulence parameters within the radar scattering volume provides an excellent means of investigating relationships between radar scattering properties and atmospheric boundary layer conditions. Although wind and turbulence properties of the surface layer can also be measured using ship-based, in situ instrumentation, the remote lidar observations are advantageous because they do not perturb the radar scattering volume
Keywords :
Doppler radar; atmospheric boundary layer; atmospheric techniques; atmospheric turbulence; electromagnetic wave scattering; ocean waves; oceanographic techniques; optical radar; radar cross-sections; remote sensing by radar; wind; Doppler lidar probing; maritime boundary layer wind fields; radar remote sensing; radar scattering; surface layer; turbulence; Atmospheric measurements; Instruments; Laser radar; Radar remote sensing; Radar scattering; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Stability; Volume measurement; Wind speed;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1995. IGARSS '95. 'Quantitative Remote Sensing for Science and Applications', International
Conference_Location :
Firenze
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2567-2
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1995.521156
