Evaluating wind profiles in a numerical weather prediction model with Doppler lidar

Pentikäinen, Pyry; O'Connor, Ewan J.; Ortiz-Amezcua, Pablo

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-2077-2023

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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-2077-2023

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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-2077-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 16, issue 8

Model evaluation paper

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18 Apr 2023

Model evaluation paper |

| 18 Apr 2023

Evaluating wind profiles in a numerical weather prediction model with Doppler lidar

Pyry Pentikäinen, Ewan J. O'Connor, and Pablo Ortiz-Amezcua

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RC1: 'Comment on gmd-2022-150', Stefano Letizia, 03 Aug 2022

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Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-2022-150-RC1
EC1: 'Comment on gmd-2022-150', Nicola Bodini, 16 Aug 2022

Dear authors,
Unfortunately, after checking your manuscript, it has come to our attention that it does not comply with our Code and Data Policy (https://www.geoscientific-model-development.net/policies/code_and_data_policy.html).
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Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-2022-150-EC1
RC2: 'Comment on gmd-2022-150', Eleni Marinou, 23 Aug 2022

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AC1: 'Response to referees comments', Pyry Pentikainen, 29 Sep 2022

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload

AR by Pyry Pentikainen on behalf of the Authors (04 Nov 2022) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (06 Nov 2022) by Nicola Bodini

AR by Pyry Pentikainen on behalf of the Authors (11 Nov 2022)

Short summary

We used Doppler lidar to evaluate the wind profiles generated by a weather forecast model. We first compared the Doppler lidar observations with co-located radiosonde profiles, and they agree well. The model performs best over marine and coastal locations. Larger errors were seen in locations where the surface was more complex, especially in the wind direction. Our results show that Doppler lidar is a suitable instrument for evaluating the boundary layer wind profiles in atmospheric models.