Airborne Doppler Wind Lidar Observations of the Tropical Cyclone Boundary Layer

Airborne Doppler Wind Lidar Observations of the Tropical Cyclone Boundary Layer

This study presents a verification and an analysis of wind profile data collected during Tropical Storm Erika (2015) by a Doppler Wind Lidar (DWL) instrument aboard a P3 Hurricane Hunter aircraft of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). DWL-measured winds are compared to those...

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Main Authors: Jun A. Zhang, Robert Atlas, G. David Emmitt, Lisa Bucci, Kelly Ryan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-05-01
Series:Remote Sensing
Subjects:
tropical cyclones
Doppler Wind Lidar
atmospheric boundary layer
wind structure
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/10/6/825

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http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/10/6/825

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