SOME ERRORS ASSOCIATED WITH ACOUSTICAL WIND MEASUREMENTS THROUGH A LAYER

Abstract

An acoustic wind measuring array consisting of a transmitter and two receivers is investigated. The error incurred by assuming that the wind component in the line of sensors is dependent solely on the time delay of the sound front arrival at the two receivers is found. For an orientation suitable for measuring the horizontal flow through a layer, the error is less than 7% for cross-wind components less than 30 mph and the temperature through the layer known to ! 1 degree centigrade. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0288020

Entities

People

  • John W. Coffman
  • Robert G. Price

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Measurement
  • Orientation (Direction)

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Geodesy
  • Mathematics or Statistics