November 1996 Kennedy Airport Wake Vortex Test : Sensor Evaluation

Details

• Alternative Title:
  Wake Vortex
• Creators:
  Burnham, David
• Corporate Creators:
  Scientific and Engineering Solutions, Inc.
• Corporate Contributors:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) ; Langley Research Center
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Wakes
  • Vortices
  • Sensors
  • Anemometers
  • Meteorological instruments
  • Airport runways
  • Phased arrays
  • Atmospheric turbulence
  • Wind
  • Laser radar
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-VNTSC-FA727-PM-97-27
• Resource Type:
  Memorandum
• Geographical Coverage:
  New York (New York)
• Edition:
  Project memorandum; Nov 1996-Aug 1997
• Corporate Publisher:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Description:
  In November 1996, a number of wake vortex and meteorological sensors were operated simultaneously in the middle marker region of Runway 31R at New York's Kennedy Airport. The vortex sensors included: 1)ground-based anemometer array, 2) cw 10-micron lidar, 3) fan-beam sodar, 4) RASS, 5) sonic anemometer, 6) scintillometer, and 7) vertical beam sodaro
  
  Comparisons of measurements from the different sensors are presented and used to a~alyze sensor capabilities and suitability for the NASA Aircraft Vortex Spacing System (AVOSS). A number of new observations were made during this test: 1) boundary thickness under wake vortex in ground effect, 2) high time resolution in situ temperature and velocity measurements inside the vortex recirculation oval, 3) directional measurements of vortex-generated sound, and
  
  4) the influence of aIrcraft on meteorologlcal conditions.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  FA727/A7072
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12236/dot_12236_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 6.22 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:00047dc9eec9b9479545dad7f31b6617fc1dccdcb6bbbbbc4e870fdb54b6f162