Doppler lidar using aerosol backscatter and a frequency agile laser transmitter for profiling atmospheric winds in the planetary boundary layer

A cost effective, miniature, Doppler wind lidar system based on atmospheric scattering from aerosols is presented. The initial design and theory of this instrument will be discussed. A method for minimizing the systematic error resulting from the component of the return signal that is backscattered by the atmospheric molecular constituents is also briefly described.

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