Towards higher accuracy and better frequency response with standard multi-hole probes in turbulence measurement with remotely piloted aircraft (RPA)

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1027-1041

  Wildmann, N ^a   Ravi, S ^a   Bange, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AIRFLOW; DATA ACQUISITION; DATA QUALITY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; TURBULENCE;

EID: 84899100347     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-7-1027-2014     Document Type: Article

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