Verification of Wind Measurement to 450-Meter Altitude with Mobile Laser Doppler System

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• Creators:
  Brashears, M. R. ; Eberle, W. R.
• Corporate Creators:
  Lockheed Martin ; John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Wind factor (Air navigation)
  • Laser doppler velocimeters
  • Remote sensing
  • Atmospheric phenomena
  • Portable equipment
  • Wind
  • Atmospheric effects
  • Laser doppler velocimeter
  • Remote sensing
  • Algorithms
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-TSC-FAA-77-27 ; FAA-RD-77-181
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
• Abstract:
  The Lockheed mobile atmospheric unit is a laser Doppler velocimeter system designed for the remote sensing of winds. The capability of the laser Doppler velocimeter accurately to measure winds to 150-meter altitude has been previously demonstrated. To assess the capability of the laser Doppler velocimeter to measure winds at higher altitudes, the system was tested adjacent to the 481-meter instrumented WKY-TV television transmission tower at the National Severe Storms Laboratory test site near Norman, Oklahoma. Comparisons between the laser-measured winds and the anemometer-measured winds are presented. The sources of discrepancies between laser-measured wind and anemometer-measured wind are discussed.
• Content Notes:
  Introduction, Laser doppler system development, Computer software system development, Data collection at National Storms Laboratory test site, Conclusions and recommendations, References, Appendices
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DOT-TSC-1190
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/9346/dot_9346_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 7.77 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
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