| Title | Verification of Wind Measurement to 450-Meter Altitude with Mobile Laser Doppler System |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 42072 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Brashears, M. R.; Eberle, W. R. |
| Source | 263p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | Lockheed Martin; John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration |
| Publication Date | 19771201 |
| Language | English |
| 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. |
| Public Note | Introduction, Laser doppler system development, Computer software system development, Data collection at National Storms Laboratory test site, Conclusions and recommendations, References, Appendices |
| Rosap ID | dot:9346 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/9346 |
| TRT Terms | Wind factor; Laser doppler velocimeters; Remote sensing; Atmospheric phenomena; Portable equipment |
| General Subjects | Wind; Atmospheric effects; Laser doppler velocimeter; Remote sensing; Algorithms; Altitude; Portable equipment |
| Classification | NTL - AVIATION - Air Traffic Control |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Contract Number | DOT-TSC-1190 |
| Report Number | DOT-TSC-FAA-77-27; FAA-RD-77-181 |
| Availability | Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/42000/42000/42072/DOT-TSC-FAA-77-27.pdf |
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| Database | NTL Digital Repository |