A Comparison of Anemometer- and Lidar-Sensed Wind Velocity Data
- 1 August 1978
- journal article
- Published by American Meteorological Society in Journal of Applied Meteorology
- Vol. 17 (8) , 1179-1181
- https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0450(1978)017<1179:acoaal>2.0.co;2
Abstract
Comparisons between measurements of a wind component by a Doppler lidar and by a conventional anemometer are presented. The two measurement techniques provided thirteen 15 min data sets which agreed within 0.04 m s−1 on the average. The maximum difference was 0.12 m s−1, which constitutes less than 3% discrepancy, referred to the period average. The results conclusively demonstrate the ability of Doppler lidar to measure winds with a high degree of velocity resolution and accuracy. Abstract Comparisons between measurements of a wind component by a Doppler lidar and by a conventional anemometer are presented. The two measurement techniques provided thirteen 15 min data sets which agreed within 0.04 m s−1 on the average. The maximum difference was 0.12 m s−1, which constitutes less than 3% discrepancy, referred to the period average. The results conclusively demonstrate the ability of Doppler lidar to measure winds with a high degree of velocity resolution and accuracy.Keywords
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