Airborne Doppler Wind Lidar Technology Demonstration for Aeolus - from Pre-launch Campaigns to Mission Performance Validation

• Published in: International Conference on Space Optics — ICSO 2022
• Main Authors: Lemmerz, Christian, Lux, Oliver, Witschas, Benjamin, Rahm, Stephan, Marksteiner, Uwe, Geiss, Alexander, Weiler, Fabian, Reitebuch, Oliver
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics 2022
• Subjects: Lidar; Aeolus; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://elib.dlr.de/190853/; https://elib.dlr.de/190853/1/32_Lemmerz_Aeolus-Airborne-Technology-Demo_Ext-Abstr-ICSO-2022_V3-final-submitted.pdf; https://elib.dlr.de/190853/2/32-Presentation_Aeolus_Airborne_Tech_Demo-ICSO_2022-10-03_CL.pdf

The Atmospheric LAser Doppler Instrument (ALADIN) on-board Aeolus was the first European lidar and the first direct-detection Doppler wind lidar (DWL) in space. To support the processor development and operational preparation of the ESA mission, for the first time an airborne technology demonstrator...