Measuring 3DWind Fields in MountainWaves Using Sailplane Flight Data

Authors

  • Ni Zhang Computational Imaging Group Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Chistchurch, New Zealand
  • Rick Millane Computational Imaging Group Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Chistchurch, New Zealand
  • Einar Enevoldson NASA Dryden Flight Research Center Edwards, California, 93523, USA
  • James Murray NASA Dryden Flight Research Center Edwards, California, 93523, USA

Keywords:

Meteorology, Atmospheric Physics

Abstract

Mountain lee waves are of considerable interest in meteorology and also are used routinely by sailplane pilots as a source of lift for high-attitude and long-distance flights.  Data collected during wave flights therefore are potentially useful for studying the structure of mountain waves.  Novel methods are described for determining three-dimensional wind velocities in mountain waves using limited data from sailplane flights.  Results are presented for application of the methods to data from a flight in the Sierra Nevada mountain wave.

Presented at the XXX OSTIV Congress, Szeged, Hungary, 28 July – 4 August 2010

Author Biography

Ni Zhang, Computational Imaging Group Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Chistchurch, New Zealand

http://www.sci.ccny.cuny.edu/~hindman/sumvitae.pdf

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Published

2012-04-17

Issue

Vol. 36 No. 2 (2012)

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