Preview graphs of the harmonised boundary layer wind profile dataset from six ground-based doppler wind lidars in a transect across Paris (France) from 2022-06-10 to 2024-03-05

Abstract

Daily overview graphs in png format of vertical profiles of wind speed, wind direction and wind barbs from a harmonised boundary layer wind profile dataset based on six ground-based doppler wind lidars in a transect across Paris (France). The dataset itself is available here: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14761503 This repository contains only preview graphs of the data for browsing and inspection. Graphs cover the period 2022-06-10 to 2024-03-05 and refer to data version 1.42. Files are separated into three products: 'paris_dwl_L3V1-42_profile_barbs.tar.gz' contains daily plots of vertical wind speed and direction graphed as differently colored wind barbs measured with up to six DWLs. 'paris_dwl_L3V1-24_profile_ws.tar.gz' contains daily plots of vertical wind speed profiles measured with up to six DWLs. Additionally, for reference wind speed measured at Meteo France station on Tour Eiffel and at Montsouris (WMO station ID 071560) are shown. 'paris_dwl_L3V1-24_profile_wd.tar.gz' contains daily plots of vertical wind direction profiles measured with up to six DWLs. Additionally, for reference wind speed measured at Meteo France station on Tour Eiffel and at Montsouris (WMO station ID 071560) are shown. All plots have the naming convention `paris_dwl_L3V1-24_AA_toBBBBm_YYYY-MM-DD.png`, where `AA` is the type of the product ("barbs" for wind barbs, "ws" for wind speed, and "wd" for wind direction), `BBBB` is the height in meters above sea level to which the graph is shown (higher data are clipped), and `YYYY` is the year, `MM` the month, and `DD` the day for which data are shown. All times are given in UTC. Heights of wind speen and wind direction profiles are up to 1250 m, for wind barbs two versions are given, up to 1400 m and up to 3500 m. The dataset, its derivation, quality control and evaluation against radiosondes and in-situ observations are decribed in the following manuscript: W Morrison W, Looschelders D, Cespedes J, Claxton B, Drouin M-A, Dupont J-C , Faucheux A, Haeffelin M, C Holst, Kotthaus S, Masson V, McGregor J, Price J, Zeeman M, Grimmond S, Christen A. (2025): Harmonised boundary layer wind profile dataset from six ground-based doppler wind lidars in a transect across Paris, France, prepared for Earth Systems Science Data