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Sounding of Kelvin–Helmholtz Waves by a Turbulent Lidar: II–BSE-5 Lidar

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In continuation of the first part of the work, experimental results of Kelvin–Helmholtz wave sounding with a UV BSE-5 lidar (355 nm), with the sensitivity higher than that of BSE-4 lidar (532 nm), are presented. Experiments on atmospheric sounding with the BSE-5 lidar were carried out in the winter–spring period over a built-up area, which is a “heat island.” Improved lidar parameters in combination with thermal conditions in the atmospheric boundary layer, which is mainly stable stratified in the cold season, enables us to acquire new data on the shape of Kelvin–Helmholtz waves. Results of the analysis demonstrate that the sensitivity and potential of the BSE-5 lidar (355 nm) are higher than those of the BSE-4 lidar (532). It is ascertained that echo signals in both receiving channels of the lidar decrease by 30% after a sounding laser beam passes a turbulence intensity peak at the top of the wave arc. This effect of the turbulent atmosphere on echo signals of the lidar can be explained by beam broadening due to multiple scattering by random inhomogeneities of the medium.

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This work was supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (V.E. Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences).

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Razenkov, I.A. Sounding of Kelvin–Helmholtz Waves by a Turbulent Lidar: II–BSE-5 Lidar. Atmos Ocean Opt 37, 220–231 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1024856024700271

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