2021 data from a Doppler wind lidar operated near the Climate Change Tower in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard. The dataset provides continuous vertical wind profiles up to 1.5 km altitude, along with horizontal and vertical cross-sections from PPI and RHI scan modes. It was collected by AMD_KOPRI 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 height and stability.
- Use PPI mode horizontal cross-sections to map near-surface wind fields around the DASAN station.
- Study vertical cross-sections from RHI mode data to investigate wind shear and cloud interactions.
- Model the interaction between cloud and boundary layer processes using continuous time-series wind data.
Strengths
- Continuous temporal coverage throughout 2021.
- Vertical profiles extend to 1.5 km altitude.
- Includes multiple observation modes: vertical, PPI, and RHI.
Limitations
- Unknown sample size and data resolution.
- Geographic scope is limited to a single station in Svalbard.
- Data is from a single year, limiting long-term trend analysis.
Provenance
- Source
- AMD_KOPRI via NASA Earthdata.
- Collection Method
- Collected by a Doppler wind lidar instrument.
- Time Range
- 2021.
- Freshness
- Data is from 2021; update frequency is null.
- Geography
- Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, Arctic (near the DASAN station and Climate Change Tower).