DocumentCode
985191
Title
A 1400-Ft Meteorological Tower with Automatic Data Readout
Author
Gerhardt, J.R. ; Mitcham, W.S. ; Straiton, A.W.
Author_Institution
Electrical Engineering Research Laboratory, University of Texas, Austin, Tex.
Volume
50
Issue
11
fYear
1962
Firstpage
2263
Lastpage
2271
Abstract
This paper describes the meteorological and data readout instrumentation on a 1400-ft television tower near Dallas, Tex., with sensors located at 12 levels for observing wind and temperature. The data provided by the 36 sensors are integrated for preset intervals, sampled periodically and read out automatically onto punched tape and an electric typewriter. Salient features of the installation are described and samples of the data are shown. As illustrations, meteorological data taken during the passage of Hurricane Carla in the Fall of 1961 and during a low level jet situation are presented.
Keywords
Atmosphere; Force measurement; Instruments; Laboratories; Meteorology; Poles and towers; Sea measurements; Sensor phenomena and characterization; TV; Temperature sensors;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Proceedings of the IRE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0096-8390
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JRPROC.1962.288342
Filename
4066577
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