The Use of Laser Sensing for Solving Meteorological Problems Related to Researching and Ensuring the Safety of Space Flights.

This paper is devoted to the issue of using laser (lidar) sensing to determine wind speed and direction when solving practical problems during the analysis of meteorological conditions in the area around spaceports. This issue is relevant both for making decisions on the possibility of a safe launch of a launch vehicle and for conducting search and rescue operations using groups of manned and unmanned aerial vehicles. Based on numerical and experimental modeling, it is shown that lidars provide highly accurate measurements of wind speed profiles and allow for the determination of weak wind shear in vertical and horizontal directions.