Position measurements with radiosondes

Author

Tüg, H.

Author_Institution

Alfred-Wegener-Inst. fur polar- & Meeresforschung, Bremerhaven, West Germany

Volume

14

Issue

2

fYear

1989

fDate

4/1/1989 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

208

Lastpage

210

Abstract

The use of Omega sondes, designed for the determination of upper air wind vectors, for relative position measurements on the ground is described. The technique shows promise in measuring the deformation of sea ice, the motion of oceanic surface water, and the trajectories of constant-level balloons. The sondes need not be recollected, are inexpensive, and can be built up to large arrays. The accuracy can be as high as ±30 m within a radius of about 30 km from the observing point. The computation is based on noise suppression of the signal retransmitted from the sondes

Keywords

atmospheric boundary layer; atmospheric measuring apparatus; atmospheric techniques; geophysical fluid dynamics; navigation; oceanographic equipment; oceanographic techniques; oceanography; position measurement; radiosondes; sea ice; wind; 30 km; Antarctic ice field; North Sea; Omega sondes; boundary layer wind measurement; constant-level balloons; ground-based position measurement; low level air trajectories; oceanic surface water; radiosondes; relative position measurements; retransmitted signal noise suppression; sea ice deformation; sonde range; tetroons; trajectories; upper air wind vectors; upper ocean dynamics; Atmospheric measurements; Clocks; Ice surface; Motion measurement; Position measurement; Sea ice; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Turning; Wind;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Oceanic Engineering, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0364-9059

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/48.16835

Filename

16835