A study on wind climatology over Gadanki, India using a lower atmospheric wind profiler

Over the last three decades, ground-based remote profiling has found increasing applications in atmospheric studies where its high vertical and temporal resolution and extended vertical coverage give clear understanding of atmospheric processes in the troposphere. Due to their capabilities, the development of wind profilers is increasing, and many networks are under study, construction or in operation for research purposes and meteorological prediction. The LAWP (lower atmosphere wind profiler) data can be used for several applications. One such application of LAWP is the observation of long term variation of the wind field, as well as the occurrence of specific events, statistics of waves, turbulence characteristics, etc. In this paper the authors briefly describe the Gadanki LAWP, present examples of wind profiles obtained using 150-metre height resolution and briefly discuss the diurnal variation of winds over the tropical India.