Application of a photodiode-array optical turbulence sensor to wind studies in complex terrain

Conference · Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:5414592

Porch, W M; Green, T J

A digital photodiode-array optical turbulence sensor was used to gather data simultaneously with analog optical anemometer measurements during the July 1979 ASCOT experiment. This system provided useful information regarding the uniformity of optical turbulence used by the optical anemometer to derive cross-path wind speeds. Wind speeds derived from digital analysis of the photodiode-array intensities also provided an independent measure of the cross-path wind speed. Close agreement was found between these two measures of the wind.

• Research Organization: California Univ., Livermore (USA). Lawrence Livermore Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 5414592
• Report Number(s): UCRL-84503; CONF-800480-3
• Resource Relation: Conference: ASCOT program planning meeting, Gettysburg, PA, USA, 15 Apr 1980
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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PHOTODIODES
ENERGY SOURCES
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
POWER
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES
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