LiDAR Measurement Techniques in the Atmospheric Boundary Layer
A Special Issue of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292) belonging to the section "Atmospheric Remote Sensing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 October 2026 | Viewed by 1001
Editors
Interests: coherent doppler LiDAR; aerosol pollution; precipitation; remote sensing
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Interests: wind LiDAR; atmoshperic turbulence; signal processing
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) controls the exchange of momentum, heat, moisture, and pollutants between the surface and the free atmosphere. Its rapid evolution requires observing techniques that are continuous, highly resolved, and operationally robust. LiDAR has become an important active remote sensing tool for wind profiling, aerosol structure detection, boundary-layer height estimation, and the observation of turbulence and coherent flow features. Recent progress in ABL research is driven by advances in LiDAR system design, scanning strategies, retrieval methods, calibration and validation, and coordinated field observations. These developments improve our ability to characterize boundary-layer structure and dynamics and support applications in meteorology, air quality, and wind energy.
This Special Issue aims to collect original research and review articles on LiDAR measurement techniques for the ABL and related lower-atmospheric processes. In line with the scope of Remote Sensing, the issue emphasizes advances in active atmospheric sensing together with physically meaningful applications. We particularly welcome contributions that link technical innovation with atmospheric interpretation, including retrieval development, uncertainty analysis, intercomparison and validation, and field or operational deployment.
We invite original research articles and comprehensive reviews covering, but not limited to:
- LiDAR system design, scanning strategies, and observational configurations for boundary-layer studies;
- Retrieval, calibration, validation, and uncertainty analysis for Doppler, aerosol, and related LiDAR products;
- High-resolution measurements of turbulence, mixing-layer evolution, low-level jets, convection, wakes, and other ABL structures;
- Boundary-layer height retrieval and characterization of wind, aerosol, and thermodynamic structure;
- Multi-LiDAR and multi-sensor observations combining LiDAR with radar, radiometers, UAVs, in situ measurements, or satellite data;
- Machine learning, signal processing, and quality-control methods that improve LiDAR-based atmospheric retrievals;
- Intercomparison studies, field campaigns, and validation against masts, radiosondes, aircraft, or reference sensors;
- Applications of LiDAR observations to numerical weather prediction, air-quality assessment, wind energy, and boundary-layer parameterization.
Dr. Tianwen Wei
Dr. Andreu Salcedo-Bosch
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- atmospheric boundary layer (ABL)
- LiDAR measurement techniques
- doppler LiDAR
- boundary-layer height
- atmospheric turbulence
- wind profiling
- aerosol profiling
- retrieval methods
- validation
- remote sensing
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