ESA’s spaceborne lidar mission ADM-Aeolus; project status and preparations for launch

ESA’s spaceborne lidar mission ADM-Aeolus; project status and preparations for launch

ESA’s Doppler Wind lidar mission, the Atmospheric Dynamics Mission (ADM-Aeolus, hereafter abbreviated to Aeolus), was chosen as an Earth Explorer Core mission within the Living Planet Programme in 1999. It shall demonstrate the potential of space-based Doppler Wind lidars for operational measurement...

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Main Authors: Straume Anne Grete, Elfving Anders, Wernham Denny, de Bruin Frank, Kanitz Thomas, Schuettemeyer Dirk, Bismarck Jonas von, Buscaglione Fabio, Lecrenier O., McGoldrick Phil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2018-01-01
Series:EPJ Web of Conferences
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201817604007
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Summary:ESA’s Doppler Wind lidar mission, the Atmospheric Dynamics Mission (ADM-Aeolus, hereafter abbreviated to Aeolus), was chosen as an Earth Explorer Core mission within the Living Planet Programme in 1999. It shall demonstrate the potential of space-based Doppler Wind lidars for operational measurements of wind profiles and their use in Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) and climate research. Spin-off products are profiles of cloud and aerosol optical properties. Aeolus carries the novel Doppler Wind lidar instrument ALADIN. The mission prime is Airbus Defence & Space UK (ADS-UK), and the instrument prime is Airbus Defence & Space France (ADS-F).
ISSN:2100-014X

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