Journal of Atmospheric and Environmental Optics, Volume. 20, Issue 3, 312(2025)

Performance analysis of coherent Doppler wind lidar detection under different cloud and precipitation conditions

SUN Can1, WANG Yu2, LIU Xiaoying1、*, ZHANG Hongwei1, DAI Guangyao1, ZHANG Xinyu1, WANG Qichao3, ZHOU Wei3, and Wu Songhua1,4,5
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Marine Technology, Faculty of Information Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
  • 2China Meteorological Administration Urumqi Desert Meteorological Research Institute, Urumqi 830002, China
  • 3Qingdao Leicent Co. Ltd., Qingdao 266000, China
  • 4Institute for Advanced Ocean Study, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
  • 5Laboratory for Regional Oceanography and Numerical Modeling, Laoshan Laboratory, Qingdao 266237, China
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    Location of experimental equipment at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
    Different cloud cover sample sizes
    Effective detection range (a) and signal-to-noise ratio (b) of CDWL under clear, few clouds, scattered clouds, cloudy, and overcast conditions
    Temperature, relative humidity, horizontal visibility time series chart (a) and wind speed THI chart (b) and signal-to-noise ratio THI chart (c) on December 31, 2023, at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
    Effective detection distance (a) and signal-to-noise ratio (b) of CDWL at different levels of horizontal visibility levels
    Daily cumulative precipitation
    Effective detection distance (a) and signal-to-noise ratio (b) of CDWL under 5 daily cumulative precipitation levels
    Temperature, relative humidity, horizontal visibility time series chart (a) and wind speed THI chart (b) and signal-to-noise ratio THI chart (c) on July 30, 2023, at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
    Effective detection range (a) and signal-to-noise ratio (b) under four precipitation weather phenomena
    • Table 1. Technical specifications of Wind3D 10K coherent Doppler wind lidar

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      Table 1. Technical specifications of Wind3D 10K coherent Doppler wind lidar

      ParameterSpecification
      Wavelength/nm1550
      Maximum detection distance/m15000
      Spatial resolution/m15/30/60/150
      Temporal resolution1 s–10 min
      Wind speed measurement accuracy/(m·s-1)≤ 0.1
      Wind direction measurement accuracy/(°)≤ 3
    • Table 2. Precipitation level

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      Table 2. Precipitation level

      Level24-hour precipitation/mm
      Light0.1 ≤ P < 10
      Moderate10 ≤ P < 25
      Heavy25 ≤ P < 50
      Rainstorm50 ≤ P < 100
      Heavy rainstorm100 ≤ P < 250
    • Table 3. Horizontal visibility level

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      Table 3. Horizontal visibility level

      LevelQualitative descriptiveHorizontal visibility/km
      1ExcellentV ≥ 10
      2Good2 ≤ V < 10
      3General1 ≤ V < 2
      4Poor0.5 ≤ V < 1
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    Can SUN, Yu WANG, Xiaoying LIU, Hongwei ZHANG, Guangyao DAI, Xinyu ZHANG, Qichao WANG, Wei ZHOU, Songhua Wu. Performance analysis of coherent Doppler wind lidar detection under different cloud and precipitation conditions[J]. Journal of Atmospheric and Environmental Optics, 2025, 20(3): 312

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    Paper Information

    Category: "Advanced technology of lidar and its application in atmospheric environment" Albun

    Received: Jan. 23, 2025

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jun. 9, 2025

    The Author Email: Xiaoying LIU (lxy6302@stu.ouc.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1673-6141.2025.03.006

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