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Synonyms: 
Tropospheric Wind Lidar Technology Experiment
Associated content: 
Tropospheric Wind Lidar Technology Experiment

Bruce and Steve installing TWiLiTE (4.25.14)

Bruce Gentry and TWiLiTE (4.23.14)

Steve Mitchell offloading TWiLiTE at AFRC (04.22.14)

Tropospheric Wind Lidar Technology Experiment

The TWiLiTE instrument is a compact, rugged direct detection scanning Doppler lidar designed to measure wind profiles in clear air from 18 km to the surface. TWiLiTE operates autonomously on NASA research aircraft (ER-2, DC-8, WB-57, Global Hawk). Initial engineering flight tests on the NASA ER-2 in 2009 demonstrated autonomous operation of all major systems. TWiLiTE will be reconfigured to fly on the NASA Global Hawk as part of the Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel Venture Class Mission.

Instrument Type: 
Lidar
Measurements: 
Wind
Aircraft: 
DC-8 - AFRC, ER-2 - AFRC, Global Hawk - AFRC, WB-57 - JSC
Point(s) of Contact: 
Bruce Gentry (PI)
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