Interesting question, it sounds like you can - https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/FutureEO/Aeolus/Measuring_wind https://www.esa.int/Applicati

Interesting question, it sounds like you can - https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/FutureEO/Aeolus/Measuring_wind https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/FutureE... "Its laser fired pulses of ultraviolet light towards Earth’s atmosphere. This light bounced off air molecules and particles such as dust in the atmosphere. The small fraction of light that scattered back towards the satellite was collected by a large telescope."