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Wundheiler, B. Yue, C. Aramo, C. Berat, C. Bleve, C. Bonifazi, C. Dobrigkeit, C.E. Covault, C. Evoli, C. Galea, C. Galelli, C. Gaudu, C. Hojvat, C.J. Todero Peixoto, C. Merx, C. Morello, C.M. Sch\\\"afer, C. Oliveira, C. P\\'erez Bertolli, C. Petrucci, C.S. Cruz Sanchez, C. Taricco, C. Timmermans, C. Trimarelli, C. Ventura, C. Watanabe, D. Boncioli, D. Correia dos Santos, D. de Oliveira Franco, D. G\\'ora, D. Harari, D. Huber, D. Mandat, D. Martello, D. Melo, D. Nitz, D. Nosek, D. Ravignani, D. Schmidt, D. Veberi\\v{c}, D. Wernham, D. Wittkowski, D. Zavrtanik, E. Arnone, E. Avocone, E. De Vito, E.E. Pereira Martins, E. Guido, E. Mayotte, E.M. Santos, E. Rodriguez, E. Roulet, E. Santos, E. Varela, E. Zas, F. Barbato, F. Catalani, F. Convenga, F. de Palma, F. Ellwanger, F. Feldbusch, F. Fenu, F. Gesualdi, F. Gobbi, F. Gollan, F.G. Schr\\\"oder, F. Guarino, F. Knapp, F.L. Briechle, F.M. Mariani, F. Montanet, F. Riehn, F. Salamida, F. S\\'anchez, F. Sarazin, F. Simon, F. Tairli, G.A. Anastasi, G. Avila, G. Bhatta, G. Cataldi, G. Consolati, G. Farrar, G. Golup, G. Marsella, G. Matthiae, G. Medina-Tanco, G. Nicora, G. Parente, G.P. Guedes, G. Salina, G. Sigl, G. Silli, H. Falcke, H. Gemmeke, H.J. Mathes, H.O. Klages, H. Salazar, H. Schieler, H. Schoorlemmer, H. Wilczy\\'nski, I. Allekotte, I.C. Mari\\c{s}, I. De Mitri, I.D. Vergara Quispe, I. Epicoco, I. Goos, I. Krisch, I. Lhenry-Yvon, J.A. Bellido, J.A. Chinellato, J.A. Johnsen, J. Alvarez-Mu\\~niz, J. Ammerman Yebra, J. Biteau, J. Blazek, J. Bl\\\"umer, J. Brack, J. C. Arteaga Vel\\'azquez, J.C. D'Olivo, J.C. dos Anjos, J. Chudoba, J. de Jes\\'us, J. de Oliveira, J.D. Sanabria Gomez, J. Ebr, J. Farmer, J.F. Soriano, J.F. Vald\\'es Galicia, J. Glombitza, J. Jurysek, J. K\\\"ohler, J. Matthews, J. Meinert, J.M. Figueira, J.M. Gonz\\'alez, J. Pallotta, J. Pawlowsky, J. Perez Armand, J.P. Gongora, J. P\\k{e}kala, J.P. Lundquist, J. Rautenberg, J.R. H\\\"orandel, J. Ridky, J. Rodriguez Rojo, J.R.T. de Mello Neto, J. Schulte, J. Stasielak, J. Vicha, J. Vink, J. Vlastimil, J.V. Reginatto Akim, K. Almeida Cheminant, K. Bismark, K. Daumiller, K.H. Kampert, K. Mulrey, K. Nguyen, K.S. Caballero-Mora, K. Simkova, L. Anchordoqui, L.A. N\\'u\\~nez, L. Apollonio, L.A.S. Pereira, L. Bonneau Arbeletche, L. Caccianiga, L. Cazon, L. Chytka, L. Deval, L. G\\\"ulzow, L. Lopes, L. Lu, L.M. Domingues Mendes, L. Miramonti, L. Morejon, L. Nellen, L. No\\v{z}ka, L. Perrone, L. Vaclavek, L. Valore, L. Wiencke, M. Aglietta, M.A. Leigui de Oliveira, M.A. Martins, M. Bianciotto, M. Boh\\'a\\v{c}ov\\'a, M. Buscemi, M. B\\\"usken, M. Cerda, M. Conte, M. Cristinziani, M. Dobre, M.E. Bertaina, M. Emam, M. Erdmann, M. G\\'omez Berisso, M. Gottowik, M. Hrabovsk\\'y, M.I. Micheletti, M.J. Roncoroni, M. Kleifges, M. Majercakova, M. Niechciol, M. Palatka, M. Pech, M. Pimenta, M. Platino, M. Pothast, M. Pourmohammad Shahvar, M. Prouza, M.R. Coluccia, M. Reininghaus, M.R. Hampel, M. Risse, M. Roth, M. Saharan, M. Schimassek, M. Schimp, M. Scornavacche, M. Stadelmaier, M. Straub, M. Tueros, M. Unger, M. Vacula, M. Zavrtanik, N. Borodai, N. Denner, N. Fazzini, N. Gonz\\'alez, N. Kunka, N. Langner, O. Deligny, O. Lux, O. Mart\\'inez Bravo, O. Reitebuch, O. Scholten, O. Sima, O. Tkachenko, O. Zapparrata, P. Abreu, P. Assis, P.F. G\\'omez Vitale, P.G. Brichetto Orchera, P.G. Isar, P. Hamal, P. Hansen, P. Horvath, P. Janecek, P.J. Costa, P.L. Biermann, P.L. Ghia, P. Mantsch, P.O. Mazur, P. Privitera, P.R. Ara\\'ujo Ferreira, P. Ruehl, P. Savina, P. Schov\\'anek, P. Sommers, P. Stassi, P. Tobiska, P. Travnicek, Q. Dorosti, Q. Luce, R. Aloisio, R. Caruso, R.C. dos Anjos, R. Colalillo, R. Concei\\c{c}\\~ao, R. Engel, R.M. de Almeida, R. Mussa, R. Pelayo, R. Sarmento, R. Sato, R. Smau, R. Squartini, R. \\v{S}m\\'ida, R.W. Clay, S. Andringa, S. Buitink, S. Cabana-Freire, S. Dasso, S. Hahn, S.J. De Jong, S.J. Sciutto, S. Marafico, S. Martinelli, S. Mayotte, S. Michal, S. Mollerach, S. Negi, S. Panja, S. Petrera, S. Querchfeld, S. Rossoni, S. Sehgal, S. Stani\\v{c}, S. Str\\\"ahnz, S.U. Shivashankara, S. Vorobiov, T. Bister, T.D. Grubb, T. Fitoussi, T. Fodran, T. Fujii, T. Hebbeker, The Pierre Auger Collaboration, T. Huege, T. Parrinello : A. Abdul Halim, T. Paulsen, T. Pierog, T. Schulz, T. Suomij\\\"arvi, U. Giaccari, V. Binet, V. de Souza, V.M. Harvey, V. Novotny, V. Rizi, V. Scherini, V. Verzi, V.V. Kizakke Covilakam, W.M. Namasaka, W. Rodrigues de Carvalho, Y. Lema-Capeans, Z. Svozilikova, Z. Szadkowski, Z. Torr\\`es","submitted_at":"2023-10-12T14:52:49Z","abstract_excerpt":"The wind mission Aeolus of the European Space Agency was a groundbreaking achievement for Earth observation. Between 2018 and 2023, the space-borne lidar instrument ALADIN onboard the Aeolus satellite measured atmospheric wind profiles with global coverage which contributed to improving the accuracy of numerical weather prediction. The precision of the wind observations, however, declined over the course of the mission due to a progressive loss of the atmospheric backscatter signal. 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