Analysis of Boundary Layer Meteorological Data Collected at the White Sands Missile Range
Abstract
During the late spring and summer of 2007, a series of near-surface measurements of winds, temperature, radiative fluxes and absolute humidity were collected at an observing site located on the White Sands Missile Range (WSMR). Our primary motivation for collecting these measurements is to refine the accuracy of outer and inner scale effects models for optical, thermal, and absolute humidity turbulence for the desert boundary layer. The sampling rate for the wind and humidity measurements was selected to be 20 Hz both for consistency and for fluctuation spectra and turbulent flux calculation purposes. Simultaneous supporting measurements of temperature, upward and downward visible fluxes, and upward and downward long wave infrared (LWIR) fluxes were collected at a 1 Hz sampling rate. We describe the test methodology, analysis techniques and results, and applications for our test results.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 2007
- Accession Number
- ADA491088
Entities
People
- D. S. Elliott
- David Quintis
- David Tofsted
- Jimmy Yarbrough
- Sean O'brien
Organizations
- United States Army Research Laboratory