Optical Techniques for the Measurement of Crosswinds,

Abstract

The need for accurate horizontal surface crosswind information to support direct artillery fire delivered by armored vehicles is well established. A path-integrated crosswind accurate to plus or minus 0.5 m/s (plus or minus 1 knot) is a requirement that is not met with current Army capabilities (1). The most advantageous means of obtaining this quantity would be some remote sensing technique. The paper discusses systems being investigated by the Atmospheric Sciences Laboratory, US Army Electronics Command, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, for use in the field Army.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0785664

Entities

People

  • Erick T. Young
  • Jack Smith
  • Thomas H. Pries

Organizations

  • Atmospheric Sciences Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Armored Vehicles
  • Army
  • Artillery
  • Artillery Fire
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Crosswinds
  • Earth Sciences
  • Electronics
  • Field Army
  • Interdisciplinary Science
  • Measurement
  • New Mexico
  • Planetary Sciences
  • Remote Sensing
  • Research Facilities

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics