Abstract
In this paper the numerical simulation results of mean wind velocity vector and its measurement error for VAD technique using Weather Research and Forecasting Model (WRF) and Yamada-Mellor models are presented. The numerical model takes into account the non-Gaussian and nonstationary characteristics of the Doppler lidar signal. The numerical simulation results were compared with CASES-99 experimental data from balloon sonde (GLASS) and the Doppler Lidar. It shows that results of numerical simulation by WRF and Yamada-Mellor models agree well with experimental data for potential temperature. Yamada-Mellor model describes the nocturnal low-level jet only up to 100 m and above the fit is fairly bad. But WRF model allows us to have a good comparison for all levels. In case of the strong turbulence the value of measurement error can greatly surpass the value 0.5 m/s; therefore it does not satisfy World Meteorological Organization (WMO) requirements for wind. For the high spatial resolution we cannot get the required accuracy.
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