Development of a Balloon-Borne Barge-Mounted Wind Measurement Platform
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Atmospheric measurements are collected from anemometer modules (cup-version pictured) that are attached to a tether line between a balloon and barge at user-specified intervals. Each module samples wind speed, wind direction, pressure, temperature, relative humidity, and GPS-derived latitude, longitude, and altitude in situ at 1 Hz or faster and transmits the data wirelessly to a base station on a barge. Fiber-optic based distributed temperature sensing (DTS) also provides an almost continuous atmospheric temperature profile with a vertical spatial resolution of 0.25 m.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000; NA0003525
- OSTI ID:
- 1762678
- Report Number(s):
- SAND--2019-8110R; 677572
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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