Performance of RASS Vortex Detection/Measurement System

Abstract

The purpose of this report was to analyze and validate the longitudinal and transverse mode Radio Acoustic Sounding System (RASS) capabilities: to indicate vortex presence in the flight path during a variety of meteorological conditions; and to track a vortex or pair of vortices during a variety of meteorological conditions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA368345

Entities

Organizations

  • John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Noise
  • Aircrafts
  • Crosswinds
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Doppler Effect
  • False Alarms
  • Flight Paths
  • Glide Slope
  • Jet Transport Aircraft
  • Observation
  • Radar Beams
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Transportation
  • Turbulence
  • Wind

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Space