Airborne wind lidar observations over the North Atlantic in 2016 for the pre-launch validation of the satellite mission Aeolus

• Published in: Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
• Main Authors: O. Lux, C. Lemmerz, F. Weiler, U. Marksteiner, B. Witschas, S. Rahm, A. Schäfler, O. Reitebuch
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2018
• Subjects: Environmental engineering; TA170-171; Earthwork. Foundations; TA715-787; Aeolus; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-3297-2018; https://doaj.org/article/4ce24ba55fff454e8cea12d67a4bdc76

In preparation of the satellite mission Aeolus carried out by the European Space Agency, airborne wind lidar observations have been performed in the frame of the North Atlantic Waveguide and Downstream Impact Experiment (NAWDEX), employing the prototype of the satellite instrument, the ALADIN Airbor...