Microbarographs for Measurements of Atmospheric Waves

Abstract

Microbarographs may be divided into two classes, the very sensitive absolute of 'dc' instruments and 'high-pass' instruments. Most meteorological measurements are made by means of absolute instruments. These instruments are used for very low-frequency atmospheric fluctuations, i.e. cycles/month, cycles/day and a few cycles/hour. High-pass instruments are generally used in the frequency range above a few cycles/hour. It has been necessary to choose the type of response to suit the desired measurements because the noise power spectrum density is much larger at low frequency than at high frequencies. The specifications and range of operation are summarized.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 16, 1967
Accession Number
AD0651820

Entities

People

  • C. S. Clay
  • D. W. Kraft

Organizations

  • Columbia University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Barometric Pressure
  • Calibration
  • Classification
  • Earth Sciences
  • Electrical Circuits
  • Frequency
  • Governments
  • Logic Gates
  • Measurement
  • Power Spectra
  • Specifications
  • Spectra
  • Standards
  • Transducers
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Computer Science.
  • Spectroscopy.