Development and Deployment of an Extreme Turbulence (ET) Probe for Hurricane and High-Wind Research

Abstract

Turbulent exchanges of heat and momentum between the atmosphere and the underlying surface are a primary driving factor in the intensification and decline of tropical cyclones. Few in-situ observations of turbulence and surface fluxes have been made in the extreme environment associated with tropical cyclones. Standard turbulence instruments are not designed to function in strong winds exceeding about 20 m s-1, nor are they designed to function in heavy rain. An Extreme Turbulence (ET) probe is being developed to measure near-surface winds, turbulence, and fluxes in the high winds and precipitation rates encountered in tropical cyclones. This probe also has potential applications to other atmospheric phenomena that produce high winds.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2002
Accession Number
ADA627377

Entities

People

  • Gennaro H. Crescenti
  • Randall C. Johnson
  • Richard M. Eckman
  • Ronald J. Dobosy
  • Timothy L. Crawford

Organizations

  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aircrafts
  • Atmospheric Motion
  • Boundary Layer
  • Cyclones
  • Data Acquisition
  • Deployment
  • Environment
  • Extreme Environments
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Hurricanes
  • Observation
  • Stagnation Point
  • Standards
  • Tropical Cyclones
  • Turbulence
  • Wind

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Nanoscale Plasmonic Nanotechnology