Articles | Volume 19, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-19-2497-2026
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-19-2497-2026
Development and technical paper
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30 Mar 2026
Development and technical paper |  | 30 Mar 2026

Modular wind profile retrieval software for heterogeneous Doppler lidar measurements (AtmoProKIT v1.1)

Anselm Erdmann and Philipp Gasch

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A new software for the calculation of quality controlled wind profiles from heterogeneous Doppler lidar measurements is presented. The processing is designed modularly. A provided standard processing chain is validated using radiosondes for three common Doppler lidar types at different locations.
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