Articles | Volume 16, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-2077-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-2077-2023
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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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.
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