Conical or Vertical scanning Doppler lidar for wind profiles and Aerosol Backscatter Intensity (ABI) profiles packaged for aircraft, ship, or ground based measurements. Installed in the bed of a pickup truck in 2020, the lidar was coupled with a motion stabilization platform which allowed for stabilization during vertical staring measurements and scanning during azimuthal scans.
MicroDop ground site instrumentMicroDop aircraft instrument installed in NOAA Twin OtterMicroDop instrument installed in pickup truck More information about the PUMAS (Pick-Up based Mobile Atmospheric Sounder) installation
Basic Parameters Measured
Horizontal wind profiles
Vertical velocity
Range corrected, Aerosol Backscatter Intensity (ABI) profiles
Aircraft MicroDop Scanning mode (left; 1 rev/profile every 1-6 seconds) and Vertical Starring mode (right)MicroDop installed over 19.5" port on NOAA Twin Otter – articulates for vertical staring and removal of aircraft pitch