Evaluation of a Tethered Kite Anemometer.

Abstract

A kite anemometer which can obtain windspeed and wind direction in the range of 3 to 40 1/ms up to heights of 500 meters has been tested for potential Army applications. It has been found to be inexpensive, portable, easy to use, and able to operate under strong winds (up to 40 1/ms). Wind profiles using the kite anemometer were measured at a mountaintop location. These profiles demonstrate the ability of the kite to obtain windflow characteristics in rugged terrain. Possible Army applications of the anemometer include wind measurements to: (1) support electro-optical and high energy laser testing, (2) determine windflows in complex terrain, and (3) detect dangerous, low-level wind shears at military airports. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA097082

Entities

People

  • Kenneth E. Kunkel

Organizations

  • Atmospheric Sciences Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anemometers
  • Artillery
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Boundary Layer
  • Detectors
  • Energy
  • High Energy
  • High Energy Lasers
  • Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Meteorology
  • Military Research
  • Optical Properties
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Wind
  • Wind Shear

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Computer Vision.
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy