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Atmos. Meas. Tech., 10, 3265-3271, 2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-3265-2017
© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
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Volume 10, issue 9
Research article
06 Sep 2017
Mean wind vector estimation using the velocity–azimuth display (VAD) method: an explicit algebraic solution
Gerd Teschke1 and Volker Lehmann2 1Institute for Computational Mathematics in Science and Technology, University of Applied Sciences Neubrandenburg, Brodaer Str. 2, 17033 Neubrandenburg, Germany
2Deutscher Wetterdienst, Meteorologisches Observatorium Lindenberg, Am Observatorium 12, 15848 Tauche-Lindenberg, Germany
Received: 03 Nov 2016 – Discussion started: 20 Jan 2017
Revised: 18 May 2017 – Accepted: 11 Jul 2017 – Published: 06 Sep 2017
Abstract. This paper deals with the analysis of the sampling setup for Doppler profilers aiming at the determination of vertical profiles of the wind. An explicit solution for the retrieval of mean wind vectors under the assumption of local homogeneity is presented for the case of a symmetric velocity–azimuth display sampling, and a stability analysis is performed. Furthermore, the explicit solution allows a detailed investigation of the propagation of radial wind measurement errors on the retrieved wind vector.

Citation: Teschke, G. and Lehmann, V.: Mean wind vector estimation using the velocity–azimuth display (VAD) method: an explicit algebraic solution, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 10, 3265-3271, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-3265-2017, 2017.
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This paper deals with a sampling setup for Doppler profilers aiming at the determination of vertical profiles of the wind. An explicit solution for the retrieval of mean wind vectors under the assumption of local homogeneity is presented for the case of a symmetric velocity–azimuth display sampling, and a stability analysis is performed. Furthermore, the explicit solution allows a detailed investigation of the propagation of radial wind measurement errors on the retrieved wind vector.
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