Tucker method - #1040
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Only noticed one thing, besides that looks good
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@zssherman @rcjackson @jrobrien91 with the retrievals, I think we should standardize how we handle this area and wanted to get your thoughts. Currently, we have a mix of python codes for either instruments (aeri, doppler_lidar) and retrieved value types (cbh, radiation). Would it be better to structure this by the retrieval type or by the instrument? I could see the argument for both so open to thoughts. |
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@AdamTheisen I think structuring by instrument would be fine |
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This PR implements the PBL height detection method for coherent Doppler lidars from Tucker et al. (2009). This method retrieves the PBL height from the Doppler lidar by calculating the variance in vertical velocity over 10-30 min time periods due to atmospheric scatterers. This PR requires statstools, as the Tucker method calculates the first 2 lags of the autocorrelation function of the vertical radial velocity timeseries to separate the components of the variance that are attributable to noise and to atmospheric scatterers, as demonstrated in Newsom and Krishnamurthy (2022). Right now, statstools is implemented as an optional dependency in this PR.
References:
Tucker, S. C., C. J. Senff, A. M. Weickmann, W. A. Brewer, R. M. Banta, S. P. Sandberg, D. C. Law, and R. M. Hardesty, 2009: Doppler Lidar Estimation of Mixing Height Using Turbulence, Shear, and Aerosol Profiles. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 26, 673–688, https://doi.org/10.1175/2008JTECHA1157.1.
Newsom, RK, and Krishnamurthy, Raghavendra. Doppler Lidar (DL) Instrument Handbook.
United States: N. p., 2022. Web. doi:10.2172/1034640.
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