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Research article
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17 Nov 2022
Research article |
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| 17 Nov 2022
The measurement of mean wind, variances, and covariances from an instrumented mobile car in a rural environment
Department of Earth and Space Science and Engineering, York
University, Toronto ON, M3J 1P3, Canada
Mark Gordon
Department of Earth and Space Science and Engineering, York
University, Toronto ON, M3J 1P3, Canada
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This research investigates the measurement of atmospheric turbulence using a low-cost instrumented car that travels at near-highway speeds and is impacted by upwind obstructions and other on-road traffic. We show that our car design can successfully measure the mean flow and atmospheric turbulence near the surface. We outline a technique to isolate and remove the effects of sporadic passing traffic from car-measured velocity variances and discuss potential measurement uncertainties.
This research investigates the measurement of atmospheric turbulence using a low-cost...
