Title: Aeolus measures global wind profiles

Description: The Atmospheric Laser Doppler Instrument (ALADIN), onboard the Aeolus mission, is a Direct Detection Doppler Wind Lidar operating in the ultra-violet spectral region (355 nm). Aeolus is the first satellite mission to deliver profiles of Earth’s wind globally, thanks to this novel Doppler wind lidar.

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