Simultaneous wind and temperature measurements in lower atmosphere by a 3-frequency Doppler lidar with a Na double-edge magneto-optic filter
Abstract
We have developed a new lidar technology to simultaneously profile wind and temperature from the lower to the middle atmosphere. This was to use a Na double-edge magneto-optic filter (Na-DEMOF) in the receiver of a 3-frequency Na Doppler lidar to analyze the Doppler shift and width of the Rayleigh/Mie scattering returns from 5 to 50 km altitude range. In last AGU meeting we reported our first field demonstration of this technology with the Colorado State University’s Na lidar running at 0.4 W power and 75 cm diameter telescope. Reliable winds and temperatures were measured in the altitude range of 10-45 km at 1 km and 60 min resolutions. Further tests reveal strong wavy structures in our short-time data set. In order to assess the capability of this technique in resolving the gravity waves and to understand the origin of the wavy structures, two PMTs were integrated to improve the temporal resolution and field tests were conducted covering an entire night. The preliminary data retrieval reveals the calibration regarding the different responses of the two PMTs being a critical issue for this new technique. A second-generation Na-DEMOF has been designed for reliable and stable performance. It is currently under construction and will soon be tested in the field. In this paper we will present these field test results and assess the usefulness of this new technology in the study of atmospheric thermal and dynamic structures, especially gravity wave properties.
- Publication:
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AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- December 2009
- Bibcode:
- 2009AGUFM.A32C..06H
- Keywords:
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- 3360 ATMOSPHERIC PROCESSES / Remote sensing;
- 3394 ATMOSPHERIC PROCESSES / Instruments and techniques