Low Altitude Atmospheric Turbulence LO-LOCAT Phase III Interim Report. Volume II. Instrumentation and Data Processing Details, Gust Velocity Data, and Test Log.
Abstract
The contents of the report describe accomplishments during the first half of the Low-Level Critical Air Turbulence (LO-LOCAT) Phase III program. Also included are time histories of some of the larger magnitude gust velocities recorded over the Peterson Field, Colorado route. Approximately 72 hours of low-level (0-1000 feet) turbulence and associated meteorological data recorded from August 16, 1968, through January 8, 1969, are presented. The turbulence environment is analyzed in terms of gust velocity primary peaks, amplitude samples, rms values, maximum values and derived equivalent gusts. Mathematical expressions for turbulence spectra and scale length statistics, and correlations between atmospheric gust velocities and meteorological and geophysical phenomena are shown. The most predominant characteristics of these data are the increases in rms values, scale lengths, Taylor micro scales and maximum gust values as compared to the LO-LOCAT Phases I and II data. These differences are attributed to the increased speed of the Phase III airplane which is providing a better definition of the longer wavelengths of atmospheric turbulence. Instrumentation details, calibrations and checks, data processing, gust velocity data (power spectra, peak and amplitude count, etc.) and test logs are presented in Volume II. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1969
- Accession Number
- AD0864273
Entities
People
- G. W. Jones
- K. R. Monson
- R. H. Mielke
Organizations
- Boeing