Analysis of Ground-Wind Vortex Sensing System Data from O'Hare International Airport.

Abstract

From July 1976 through September 1977, aircraft wake vortex data were collected on the approach to runways 14R, 27R, and 32L at O'Hare International Airport. The vortices from over 21,000 aircraft were tracked using the propeller anemometer Ground-Wind Vortex Sensing System (GWVSS), and the vortex behavior was correlated with the associated ambient meteorological conditions. The primary purpose of the tests was the evaluation of the Vortex Advisory System (VAS) concept. The elliptical wind criterion used in the VAS was verified using the vortex data. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA095177

Entities

People

  • B. P. Winston
  • J. N. Hallock
  • T. E. Sullivan

Organizations

  • John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Traffic
  • Aircraft Landings
  • Aircrafts
  • Circuit Boards
  • Cloud Cover
  • Computers
  • Data Acquisition
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Processing
  • Data Reduction
  • Databases
  • Detectors
  • Information Science
  • Meteorology
  • Transportation
  • United States
  • Wind Velocity

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.