VERIFICATION OF WIND MEASUREMENT TO 450-METER ALTITUDE WITH MOBILE LASER DOPPLER SYSTEM

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. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  Lockheed Missiles and Space Company Incorporated

  P.O. Box 1103 West Station, Research and Engineering Center
  Huntsville, AL  United States  35807
• Authors:
  • Brashears, M R
  • Eberle, W R
• Publication Date: 1977-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 263 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Algorithms; Altitude; Anemometers; Computer programming; Data collection; Graphs; Laser doppler velocimeters; Laser velocimeters; Measurement; Portable equipment; Remote control; Remote sensing; Velocity; Wind; Wind shear
• Uncontrolled Terms: High altitude
• Geographic Terms: Mobile (Alabama)
• Old TRIS Terms: Remote systems; Wind measurement; Wind velocity
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Data and Information Technology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00175247
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FAA-RD-77-181 Final Rpt., LMSC-HREC-TR-D497230
• Contract Numbers: DOT-TSC-1190
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 26 1978 12:00AM