Remote Sensing of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer

Dear Colleagues,

Active and passive remote sensing methods (e.g., sodar, lidar, radar, scintillometry, radiometry, and spectroscopy) have a long history of being used to better understand and characterize the structure and dynamics of the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL). The spatial scales observed using remote sensors span from meso- and sub-meso-scale phenomena (fronts and severe storms and precipitation; over local scale effects (wind turbine wakes and urban and orographic forcings); down to the characterization of small-scale atmospheric turbulence. We aim to compile a Special Issue that highlights the latest development in active and passive remote sensing technology applied to ABL studies. The Special Issue should serve as a medium to present and discuss both potential and challenges for future research in this area. A representative but not exhaustive selection of topics to be covered is given below. If you doubt whether your intended manuscript will fit under this Special Issue, please contact us in advance:

• ABL wind profiling by sodar, lidar, and radar
• 3D wind field evaluation by multiple scanning lidar and radar systems
• Characterization of BL clouds and precipitation by radar
• ABL scintillometry
• Temperature and humidity profiling by passive microwave radiometry and spectroscopy
• Acoustic tomography of the ABL
• Field campaigns using active and/or passive remote sensing
• Validation of remote sensing (e.g., against masts, radiosoundings, manned or unmanned aircraft)

Prof. Dr. Joachim Reuder
Prof. Phillip Chilson
Guest Editors

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