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Science MissionDirectorate
Meeting of the Working Group on Space-Based Lidar Winds: View from NASA HeadquartersRamesh KakarWeather Focus Area LeaderJuly 8, 2008
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Recent Developments
NASA has selected seven proposals for funding as a result of the ROSES07 Wind Lidar Science Announcement
NASA plans to spend more than $3M over three years in support of these proposals
The IIP selected two new Wind Lidar proposals in April 2008
NASA plans to support a “hurricane genesis” field experiment during the 2010 hurricane season and expects a hybrid wind lidar system to be the primary instrument for this experiment
Dr. Ed Weiler replaced Dr. Alan Stern as SMD Associate Administrator in March 2008
ROSES Wind Lidar Science Selections
PI First name
PI Last name
Institution Title
Bruce Gentry GSFCA multi-year direct detection Doppler lidar tropospheric wind
measurement program to assess instrument performance in various atmospheric conditions
Robert Hardesty NOAADoppler lidar characterization of horizontal and vertical wind and
aerosol profiles over ice-free regions of the Arctic: Impacts on satellite wind measurements
Upendra Singh LaRC Intercomparison of Multiple Doppler Lidars for Wind Measurements
Matthew McGill GSFCUsing satellite-based lidar measurements to simulate Doppler lidar
performance and improve simulation models
Zhaoxia Pu U of UtahTargeted Doppler wind lidar observations for seasonal climate
studies and high-impact weather forecasting
George EmmittSimpson Weather
CALIPSO and LITE data for space-based DWL design and data utility studies
ROSES Wind Lidar Science Selections
PI First name
PI Last name Institution Title
Lars Peter
Riishojgaard UMBC Observing System Simulation Experiments for the Global Winds Observing Sounder
Bruce Gentry GSFCA multi-year direct detection Doppler lidar tropospheric wind measurement program to assess
instrument performance in various atmospheric conditions
Robert Hardesty NOAADoppler lidar characterization of horizontal and vertical wind and aerosol profiles over ice-free
regions of the Arctic: Impacts on satellite wind measurements
Upendra Singh LaRC Intercomparison of Multiple Doppler Lidars for Wind Measurements
Matthew McGill GSFCUsing satellite-based lidar measurements to simulate Doppler lidar performance and improve
simulation models
Zhaoxia Pu U of UtahTargeted Doppler wind lidar observations for seasonal climate studies and high-impact weather
forecasting
George EmmittSimpson Weather
CALIPSO and LITE data for space-based DWL design and data utility studies
Summary
Considerable activity related to the measurement of vector wind profiles is ongoing at NASA
The NRC Decadal Survey specifically calls out for space-borne demonstration of 3-D winds but puts this in the third tier of its recommendation
The NASA management is committed to implement the NRC advice strictly along the suggested sequence