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Model ATHENA-OAWL -International Space Station Orbit
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ATHENA-OAWL (Atmospheric Transport, Hurricanes, and Extratropical Numerical weAther prediction using the Optical Autocovariance Wind Lidar) will provide more than 10 times more wind profile measurements across the oceans than the current measurement systems extending the useful forecast range by at least four hours.
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3D winds are the horizontal vector component of the 3D wind field. 3D winds are one of greatest observation gaps in the operational weather community.
3D wind measurements would benefit:
- extreme weather forecasting
- civil aviation
- military operations
- air quality forecasting
- commerce
The first Optical Autocovariance type receiver was built at Ball starting in 2004 under Internal Research and Development (IRAD) funding. In 2008, under an Instrument Incubator Program grant from the NASA Earth Science Technology Office, Ball built the system into a full prototype of the Optical Autocovariance Wind Lidar (OAWL). Since then, Ball has partnered with NASA’s Earth Science Technology Office to further develop the mission concept and perform system validation.