Wind lidars: using laser beams to detect wind speeds

Описание: The accurate measurement of wind speeds is critical for effective siting of wind farms. The ZephIR lidar calculates wind speed and direction by projecting a laser into the air and detecting the Doppler-shifted backscatter from tiny particles and dust in the atmosphere. The process is explained here by their team of scientists.

Zephir Ltd has received an IOP Innovation Award 2013 from the Institute of Physics for the development and commercialisation of their lidar anemometry system.

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