Articles | Volume 13, issue 10
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-5423-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-5423-2020
Research article
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13 Oct 2020
Research article |  | 13 Oct 2020

Revisiting wind speed measurements using actively heated fiber optics: a wind tunnel study

Justus G. V. van Ramshorst, Miriam Coenders-Gerrits, Bart Schilperoort, Bas J. H. van de Wiel, Jonathan G. Izett, John S. Selker, Chad W. Higgins, Hubert H. G. Savenije, and Nick C. van de Giesen

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In this work we present experimental results of a novel actively heated fiber-optic (AHFO) observational wind-probing technique. We utilized a controlled wind-tunnel setup to assess both the accuracy and precision of AHFO under a range of operational conditions (wind speed, angles of attack and temperature differences). AHFO has the potential to provide high-resolution distributed observations of wind speeds, allowing for better spatial characterization of fine-scale processes.