Database of ground-based anemometer measurements of wake vortices at Kennedy Airport

Details

• Creators:
  Burnham, D. C. ; ABRAMSON, STEVE
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) ; Scientific and Engineering Solutions, Inc.
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Airplanes
  • Atmospheric turbulence
  • Wakes
  • Wind
  • Anemometers
  • Airports
  • Wakes (Aerodynamics)
  • Airport wind measurements
  • Airport turbulence measurements
  • ground-wind amemometers
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FAA/ND-97/6 ; DOT-VNTSC-FAA-97-10
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  New York (New York)
• Edition:
  Final report; September 1994 - March 1995
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
• Description:
  A 7OO foot array of horizontal and vertical single-axis anemometers was installed at New York's Kennedy Airport on 30-foot poles under the approach to Runway 31R. Although the original purpose for the anemometers was to track the lateral position of wake vortices, new processing algorithms were developed that permit assessment of vortex height and circulation. Data from more than 20,000 landings have been recorded and processed. This report documents the current state of algorithm development and provides processed data for other researchers to analyze.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  FA727/A7072 ; DTRS-57-93-D-00070 ; TTD CH 5218
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/6058/dot_6058_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.03 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection ; Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:f083590e0a0c6cb996e7ed96582f4011a2b2c956fc3365435dd3395920419396