sodarwindave
ABLE: minisodar (mini - sound det. & ranging) wind profiles, 100-200 m, avg (sodarwindave)
Browse DataThe SODAR (Sonic Detection and Ranging) wind profiler measures wind profiles and backscattered signal strength between (nominally) 15 meters (m) and 500 m.
It transmits acoustic energy into the atmosphere in multiple directions and measures the strength and frequency of backscattered energy. The strength of the backscattered signal is determined by the strength of temperature inhomogeneities with size on the order of 10 centimeters (cm). Assuming the scattering elements in the atmosphere are moving with the mean wind, the horizontal wind field can be derived.
The ARM Mobile Facility (AMF) has a system developed by Scintec, Inc. that transmits a sequence of frequencies to enhance signal determination.
Measurements
Location
Southern Great Plains
- Latitude: 37.626838
- Longitude: -96.538705
- Publication Date: 1997-04-01
- Start Date: 1997-04-01
- End Date: 2004-03-31
- Last Updated: 2005-10-26
Instrument Mentor
https://www.arm.gov/connect-with-arm/organization/instrument-mentors/list#sodar
Richard Coulter
Argonne National LaboratoryTimothy Martin
Argonne National LaboratoryPaytsar Muradyan
Argonne National LaboratoryDOI / Citation
http://dx.doi.org/10.5439/1150267
Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility. 1997, updated hourly. Mini Sound Detection and Ranging (SODARWINDAVE). 1997-04-01 to 2004-03-31, Southern Great Plains (SGP) Beaumont, KS (ABLE) (A2). Compiled by R. Coulter, P. Muradyan and T. Martin. ARM Data Center. Data set accessed at http://dx.doi.org/10.5439/1150267.
Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility. 1997, updated hourly. Mini Sound Detection and Ranging (SODARWINDAVE). 1997-04-01 to 2004-03-31, Southern Great Plains (SGP) Beaumont, KS (ABLE) (A2). Compiled by R. Coulter, P. Muradyan and T. Martin. ARM Data Center. Data set accessed at http://dx.doi.org/10.5439/1150267.