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This edition is a reprint of the Special Issue published online in the open access journal Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292) from 2016–2017 (available at: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/remotesensing/special issues/rsALS), complemented by selected articles published in Remote Sensing

Airborne Lidar Systems --- Data Processing

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Coherent structures are patterns in the wind field of the atmospheric boundary layer. The deployment of two scanning Doppler lidars facilitates the measurement of the horizontal wind field, but the inherent averaging processes complicate an interpretation of the results. To assess the suitability of this technique for coherent structure detection large-eddy simulations are used as a basis for virtual measurements, and the effects of the lidar technique on the wind field structure are analyzed.

Doppler-Lidar --- atmosphärische GrenzschichtDoppler-lidar --- Meteorologie --- large-eddy simulation --- meteorology --- kohärente Strukturen --- boundary layer --- coherent structures --- Grobstruktursimulation

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This Special Issue “Atmospheric Conditions for Wind Energy Applications” hosts papers on aspects of remote sensing for atmospheric conditions for wind energy applications. Wind lidar technology is presented from a theoretical view on the coherent focused Doppler lidar principles. Furthermore, wind lidar for applied use for wind turbine control, wind farm wake, and gust characterizations is presented, as well as methods to reduce uncertainty when using lidar in complex terrain. Wind lidar observations are used to validate numerical model results. Wind Doppler lidar mounted on aircraft used for observing winds in hurricane conditions and Doppler radar on the ground used for very short-term wind forecasting are presented. For the offshore environment, floating lidar data processing is presented as well as an experiment with wind-profiling lidar on a ferry for model validation. Assessments of wind resources in the coastal zone using wind-profiling lidar and global wind maps using satellite data are presented..

complex flow --- Floating Lidar System (FLS) --- mesoscale --- wind energy resources --- variational analysis --- wind turbine --- wind sensing --- wind energy --- wind gusts --- wake --- wind structure --- complex terrain --- global ocean --- remote sensing forecasting --- detached eddy simulation --- five-minute ahead wind power forecasting --- tropical cyclones --- fetch effect --- aerosol --- vertical Light Detection and Ranging --- range gate length --- resource assessment --- field experiments --- remote sensing --- optical flow --- turbulence --- atmospheric boundary layer --- Doppler Wind Lidar --- offshore --- empirical equation --- Lidar --- WindSAT --- coastal wind measurement --- offshore wind speed forecasting --- Doppler wind lidar --- Doppler --- wind --- wind lidar --- cross-correlation --- QuikSCAT --- wind resource assessment --- detecting and tracking --- single-particle --- gust prediction --- NWP model --- velocity-azimuth-display algorithm --- lidar-assisted control (LAC) --- Doppler lidar --- motion estimation --- power performance testing --- lidar --- large-eddy simulations --- wind farm --- coherent Doppler lidar --- wake modeling --- probabilistic forecasting --- control --- NeoWins --- wind turbine controls --- impact prediction --- wind turbine wake --- Hazaki Oceanographical Research Station --- VAD --- virtual lidar --- Doppler radar --- IEA Wind Task 32 --- ASCAT --- wind atlas --- turbulence intensity

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Upper Carboniferous (Westphalian C/D) fluvial sandstones and Zechstein Ca2 (Stassfurt, second cycle) carbonates represent two important hydrocarbon reservoir units in NW Europe. A better understanding of reservoir quality variations and their spatial variability is crucial to develop successful exploration strategies. In fluvial Westphalian C/D sandstones and Ca2 carbonate reservoirs, the reservoir properties are controlled by diagenetic alterations and intense fracturing.

Westfal C/D Sandsteine --- Zechstein Ca2 Karbonate --- Zechstein Ca2 carbonates --- Strukturelle Diagenese --- Reservoir quality --- t-LiDAR based fracture analyses --- Structural diagenesis --- Westphalian C/D sandstones --- Reservoirqualitäten --- t-LiDAR basierte Kluftanalyse

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LiDAR Principles, Processing and Applications in Forest Ecology introduces the principles of LiDAR technology and explains how to collect and process LiDAR data from different platforms based on real-world experience. The book provides state-of the-art algorithms on how to extract forest parameters from LiDAR and explains how to use them in forest ecology. It gives an interdisciplinary view, from the perspective of remote sensing and forest ecology. Because LiDAR is still rapidly developing, researchers must use programming languages to understand and process LiDAR data instead of established software. In response, this book provides Python code examples and sample data. Sections give a brief history and introduce the principles of LiDAR, as well as three commonly seen LiDAR platforms. The book lays out step-by-step coverage of LiDAR data processing and forest structure parameter extraction, complete with Python examples. Given the increasing usefulness of LiDAR in forest ecology, this volume represents an important resource for researchers, students and forest managers to better understand LiDAR technology and its use in forest ecology across the world. The title contains over 15 years of research, as well as contributions from scientists across the world. Presents LiDAR applications for forest ecology based in real-world experience Lays out the principles of LiDAR technology in forest ecology in a systematic and clear way Provides readers with state-of the-art algorithms on how to extract forest parameters from LiDAR Offers Python code examples and sample data to assist researchers in understanding and processing LiDAR data Contains over 15 years of research on LiDAR in forest ecology and contributions from scientists working in this field across the world.

Forest ecology. --- Forest mapping. --- Optical radar. --- Laser radar --- Lidar --- Laser communication systems --- Optical communications --- Optoelectronic devices --- Radar --- Forests and forestry --- Forest surveys --- Vegetation mapping --- Forest ecosystems --- Ecology --- Mapping