Vertical Wind Profiles from Arctic Doppler Lidar in 2016

2016 wind measurements from a Doppler wind lidar installed at the DASAN station in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard. The dataset likely contains vertical profiles of wind up to 3 kilometers, acquired on a continuous basis, and includes horizontal and vertical cross-sections from PPI and RHI observation modes. It was collected by AMD_KOPRI to study interactions between Arctic clouds and the boundary layer wind.

Use Cases

• Modeling Arctic boundary layer dynamics based on continuous vertical wind profiles.
• Analyzing wind field structure using horizontal (PPI) and vertical (RHI) cross-section data.
• Studying interactions between cloud formation and local wind patterns in the Arctic.

Strengths

• Continuous temporal coverage from mid-October to December 2016.
• Vertical wind profiles extend up to 3 kilometers in altitude.
• Includes multiple observation modes (vertical, PPI, RHI) for comprehensive wind field analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 2016-12-31 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
• Row count and file format are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

nasa_earthdata

Collection Method

Doppler wind lidar (DWL) measurements.

Time Range

2016 (mid-October to December).

Freshness

Last updated 2016-12-31 23:59:59.999000

Geography

Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard (Arctic DASAN station).