NTL Record

Title November 1996 Kennedy Airport Wake Vortex Test : Sensor Evaluation
Record ID 56285
Personal Name
Creator
Burnham, David
Source 226p. in various pagings
Corporate Creator Scientific and Engineering Solutions, Inc.
Corporate
Contributor
John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); Langley Research Center
Publisher John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
Publication Date 19970800
Language English
Abstract 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.
Rosap ID dot:12236
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12236
TRT Terms Wakes; Vortices; Sensors; Anemometers; Meteorological instruments; Airport runways; Phased arrays; Atmospheric turbulence; Wind; Laser radar; Boundary layer; Scintillation counters
General Subjects Wake vortices; AVOSS; RASS; Sonic anemometers
Classification NTL - AVIATION - AVIATION;
NTL - AVIATION - Airports and Facilities
Geographical
Coverage
New York (New York)
TRIS Online
Accession No
1595736
Contract Number FA727/A7072
Report Number DOT-VNTSC-FA727-PM-97-27
Availability Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center
Resource type Memorandum
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/56000/56200/56285/November1996_KennedyAirportWakeVortexTest-SensorEvaluation_JFK1.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository