BackForwardInstrument:  3D-Winds Lidar 

Instrument details
Acronym 3D-Winds Lidar
Full name Lidar of 3D-Winds
Purpose Atmospheric dynamics: wind profile in clear-air
Short description Assemblage of Doppler lidar, one coherent, one incoherent. Three wavelengths anticipated (UV, VIS and NIR). All details TBD.
Background New development
Scanning Technique TBD
Resolution
Coverage / Cycle
Mass Power Data Rate

 

Providing Agency NASA
Instrument Maturity Demonstration pending
Utilization Period: 2023 to 2025
Last update: 2021-09-27
Detailed characteristics
Satellites this instrument is flying on

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Instrument classification
  • Earth observation instrument
  • Active and radio-occultation sensor
  • Lidar (Doppler lidar, backscatter lidar, lidar Dial, lidar altimeter)
WIGOS Subcomponents No WIGOS subcomponents have been defined.
Mission objectives
Primary mission objectives
  • Wind (horizontal)
Evaluation of Measurements

The following list indicates which measurements can typically be retrieved from this category of instrument. To see a full Gap Analysis by Variable, click on the respective variable.

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Note: * Primary mission objective.
VariableRelevance for measuring this variableOperational limitationsExplanation
Aerosol column burden2 - very highCloud sensitive.. Radial, along-view only.Opportunity information from Doppler lidar wind profiler
Aerosol mass mixing ratio2 - very highCloud sensitive.. Radial, along-view only.Opportunity information from Doppler lidar wind profiler
Aerosol Optical Depth2 - very highCloud sensitive.. Radial, along-view only.Opportunity information from Doppler lidar wind profiler
Aerosol volcanic ash2 - very highCloud sensitive.. Radial, along-view only.Opportunity information from Doppler lidar wind profiler
Aerosol volcanic ash Total Column2 - very highCloud sensitive.. Radial, along-view only.Opportunity information from Doppler lidar wind profiler
Wind (horizontal)*1 - primaryCloud sensitive.. Radial, along-view only.Side-looking UV Doppler lidar for aerosol and air molecules scattering