Examination on the long-term practicability of a Doppler Lidar; Data missing rate and comparison of wind direction and speed with the propeller type

Nakano, Masanao ; Watanabe, Hitoshi; Sumiya, Shuichi 

Since the remote sensing technique for the meteorological observation has been developing these years, the Doppler Lidar is available in the commercial market. Although some investigation organization carried out the examination on the method and application of Doppler Lidars and had generally good results, the duration of the examination was limited in a short period. So it is unknown that the Doppler Lidar can be applicable to the long-term meteorological observation in the nuclear facilities to assess the public dose around nuclear facilities. In order to examine the long-term performance requested by the Japanese guideline for meteorological observation (i.e., the annual and the sequential 30-days missing rate should be less than 10% and 30%, respectively.) and the consistency with the data measured by conventional type, the wind direction and speed was measured by the Doppler Lidar (Windcube WLS7 made by Leosphere Co Ltd.) for one year, then compared with those by the propeller type installed at the top of the meteorological observation tower. As the result, the missing rate of the Doppler Lidar was satisfied with the guideline at the height less than 180 m, and the data at 68 m above the ground level (100 m above sea level) had a good relationship with the propeller data. From this fact, the Doppler Lidar used in this examination is considered to have a practicability for the dose assessment of the public.