Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 61, Issue 24, 2400002(2024)

Application Progress of Doppler Wind LiDAR in Aviation Meteorology

Hailang Du*
Author Affiliations
  • Flight Test Technology and Engineering Center Operations Department, Chinese Flight Test Establishment,Xi'an 710089, Shaanxi , China
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    Figures & Tables(15)
    Schematic diagrams of the impact of micro downburst and low-level jet on aircraft takeoff and landing[5]
    Lesphere (WINDCUBE 200S) from France, NASA (Windimager), Halo Photonics from the UK, and Vaisala (WindCube Scan)
    Wind 3D from Ocean University of China, 209 Institute Fengcai 2, Darshun laser , and USTC
    Layout of wind shear detection and warning system at Hong Kong International Airport
    Schematic diagram of glide slope scanning at Hong Kong International Airport
    Operational software for low level wind shear detection at Hong Kong International Airport
    Wind shear detection experiment at Beijng Capital International Airport
    Wind shear detection experiment at Beijing Daxing International Airport
    Wind shear detection experiment at Xining Airport
    Schematic diagram of the causes of turbulence at Hong Kong Airport[5]
    (a) Radial velocity of PPI scanning; (b) EDR of PPI scanning; (c) EDR distribution on the runway
    Actual diagrams of aircraft wake and wake vortex cross-section generated by aircraft lift generating surface
    WindCube 200s LiDAR used for scanning scenes of collecting wake vortex data at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
    • Table 1. Comparison and analysis of 1.5 μm coherent Doppler LiDAR parameters from at home and abroad[16]

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      Table 1. Comparison and analysis of 1.5 μm coherent Doppler LiDAR parameters from at home and abroad[16]

      LiDARWavelength /μmSingle pulse energy /μJPulse width /nsRepeat frequency /kHzDetection distance /kmSpatial resolution /mReference
      MEC1.54109002280.015519
      MEC1.555000.41.57020
      FiberTek1572.344010007.521
      ONERA1.545500650101620022
      NASA1.5240400200.4-1015-6023
      Leosphere1.5425-20012-1425-20024
      LMCT1.6172500±500250±500.751510025
      Halo-Photonics1.5621150826
      SIOM1.540435001037527
      QinetiQ1.5485024300.52528
      OUC1.555040010156029
      USTC1.54830080010151204
    • Table 2. Application of lidar in airport at Home and Abroad

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      Table 2. Application of lidar in airport at Home and Abroad

      AirportManufacturerReference
      Hong Kong International AirportMitsubishi Corporation/Lockheed Martin Corporation1-7
      Beijing Daxing International AirportMitsubishi Corporation/University of Science and Technology of China8
      Beijing Capital International AirportOcean University of China9-11
      Lanzhou Zhongchuan International AirportLeosphere Corporation/Shenzhen Dashun Laser Technology Corporation12
      Panzhihua Baoanying AirporSouthwest Institute of Technical Physics13
      Kunming Changshui International AirportSouthwest Institute of Technical Physics/Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology/Lockheed Martin Corporation14-16
      Guangzhou Baiyun International AirportNanjing University of Information Science and Technology/Southwest Institute of Technical Physics/QINGDAO Leice Transient Technology Corporation/Aerospace New Meteorological Technology Corporation
      Manzhouli Xijiao AirportAerospace New Meteorological Technology Corporation
      Bratislava AirportMitsubishi Corporation17
      Bratislava AirportLeosphere Corporation18
      Toulouse-Blagnac AirportLeosphere Corporation19
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    Paper Information

    Category: Reviews

    Received: Mar. 22, 2024

    Accepted: Apr. 29, 2024

    Published Online: Dec. 19, 2024

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    DOI:10.3788/LOP240947

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP240947

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