Evaluation of the flow distortion around the Campbell Scientific CSAT3 sonic anemometer relative to incident wind direction

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 582-592

  Friebel, Harry C ^a,b   Herrington, Thomas O ^a   Benilov, Alexander Y ^a  

^a STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERFACES; CALIBRATION TESTING; CAMPBELL; DIRECT MEASUREMENTS; FLOW DISTORTIONS; HIGH FREQUENCIES; HIGH RESOLUTIONS; MEAN WIND SPEED; MEAN-WINDS; MEASUREMENT RESULTS; NEAR SHORES; SONIC ANEMOMETERS; SPECTRAL CHARACTERISTICS; SURF ZONES; TURBULENT FLUCTUATIONS; TURBULENT WINDS; WAVE DIRECTIONS; WIND DIRECTION MEASUREMENTS; WIND DIRECTIONS;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; HURRICANE EFFECTS; MOMENTUM TRANSFER; SEAWATER; SPEED; STATISTICAL TESTS; WIND EFFECTS;

ANEMOMETERS;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ANEMOMETER; BENCHMARKING; CALIBRATION; FLOW MEASUREMENT; GEOMETRY; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; SURF ZONE; TURBULENT FLOW; WAVE DIRECTION; WIND DIRECTION;

EID: 65549141217     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JTECHO550.1     Document Type: Article

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