Meteorological applications of radar wind profilers

An overview of the meteorological applications of wind profilers is given, focusing on the VHF boundary-layer wind profiler developed at the University of Adelaide. Discussion is centered on: (1) a comparison of signal-to-noise ratio plots and their meteorological interpretation; (2) the discussion of a wind profiler front-finding algorithm and the characteristics of profiler detected fronts; and (3) precipitation retrievals with a wind profiler. Illustrative examples are provided for each area. The possible directions of future research are also briefly discussed.