Doppler wind lidar data from the DASAN Station near Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard provides vertical wind profiles up to 1.5 km altitude. The dataset includes continuous vertical observations and horizontal cross-sections via PPI and RHI scanning modes. AMD_KOPRI collected this data in 2020 to study Arctic boundary layer structure and cloud-boundary layer interactions.
Use Cases
- Analyze vertical wind profiles up to 1.5 km to characterize Arctic boundary layer structure.
- Study horizontal wind field cross-sections from PPI mode scans for spatial variability.
- Investigate vertical cross-sections from RHI mode to understand wind shear and turbulence.
- Correlate wind data with other atmospheric measurements to model cloud-boundary layer interactions.
Strengths
- Continuous vertical wind profile measurements up to 1.5 km altitude.
- Includes multiple observational modes: vertical, PPI, and RHI.
Limitations
- Dataset size, row count, and specific temporal coverage within 2020 are unknown.
- Geographic scope is limited to a single station in Svalbard.
Provenance
- Source
- AMD_KOPRI via NASA Earthdata.
- Collection Method
- Doppler wind lidar (DWL) measurements.
- Time Range
- 2020
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- DASAN Station, near Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, Arctic.