title: Coherent lidar airborne wind sensor II: flight-test results at 2 and 10 νm.
abstract: The use of airborne laser radar (lidar) to measure wind velocities and to detect turbulence in front of an aircraft in real time can significantly increase fuel efficiency, flight safety, and terminal area capacity. We describe the flight-test results for two coherent lidar airborne shear sensor (CLASS) systems and discuss their agreement with our theoretical simulations. The 10.6-μm CO(2) system (CLASS-10) is a flying brassboard; the 2.02-μm Tm:YAG solid-state system (CLASS-2) is configured in a rugged, light-weight, high-performance package. Both lidars have shown a wind measurement accuracy of better than 1 m/s.
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authors.lastname: Hawley
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authors.lastname: Stone
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authors.lastname: Zarifis
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authors.lastname: Brockman
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authors.lastname: Calloway
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authors.lastname: Klein
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authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Robinson