Wind Measurement Accuracy of a Loran Radiosonde

Abstract

A comparison of winds obtained using a Loran radiosonde system developed at Phillips Laboratory and winds derived using radar tracking of targets attached to the radiosonde balloon train are presented. The tests involve 10 ascents with dual Loran ground stations on most flights and dual radar tracking on two flights. The tests were performed at the Goddard Space Flight Center/Wallops Flight Facility in June 1990. The radiosonde is sufficiently accurate (0.32 m/s) to evaluate a wind profiler that has an error budget of 1.0 m/s. The wind profiler has been proposed to satisfy Day of Launch missile range wind measurement requirements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 26, 1992
Accession Number
ADA263572

Entities

People

  • James F. Morrissey

Organizations

  • Phillips Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Accuracy
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Data Analysis
  • Errors
  • Fire Control Radar
  • Flight
  • Ground Stations
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Radar Tracking
  • Radiosondes
  • Research Facilities
  • Software Development
  • Stations
  • Test Facilities

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Fluid Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites