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An analysis of maximum vertical gusts recorded at nasa's 150-meter ground winds tower facility at kennedy space center, florida
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Alexander, M. B. |
| Copyright Year | 1977 |
| Description | A statistical summary is presented of vertical wind speed data recorded at NASA's 150-Meter Ground Winds Tower Facility on Merritt Island, Kennedy Space Center, Florida. One year of continuous around-the-clock vertical wind speed measurements processed by the Automatic Data Acquisition System (ADAS) is classified as a function of tower level (10, 18, 60, and 150 meters) and period of reference day, month, season: winter (October through March) and summer (April through September), and annual. Intensity, frequency, time of occurrence, prevailing conditions, etc., of the daily maximum vertical gusts (i.e., updraft and downdraft) are determined. The results are compared with the vertical gusts associated with the daily maximum horizontal gust. The intent of this summarization of vertical wind speed data is to provide a general description of wind flow in the lower 150 meters of the atmosphere for the identification of hazards involved in wind shear encounters relative to ascent and descent of the Space Shuttle and conventional aircraft. |
| File Size | 1121094 |
| Page Count | 34 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19780005757 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t53f9jq01 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1977-09-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Meteorology And Climatology Towers Atmospheric Circulation Statistical Analysis Cape Kennedy Launch Complex Wind Velocity Data Processing Gusts Wind Shear Lower Atmosphere Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |