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DOPPLER LIDAR WIND MEASUREMENTS : RECENT PROGRESS AND CURRENT STATUS

Doppler lidar continues to evolve as an important tool for studying and characterizing atmospheric winds. Recently advancements have been made in both technology and novel applications of the technique for important environmental issues. Doppler lidar systems are generally classified in one of two categories based on the detection technique employed to measure the Doppler shirt of the atmospheric return: direct detection or heterodyne (coherent detection). In this paper we present some recent accomplishments in the application of coherent Doppler lidar to climate, weather, and energy research at NOAA’s Earth System Research Laboratory, and briefly discuss planned future activities. A companion paper in this session focuses on direct detection Doppler developments within NASA [1].