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The feasibility of sodar wind profile measurements from an oceanographic buoy

This thesis explores the feasibility of making wind speed profile measurements from an oceanographic buoy using a Doppler sodar. In the fall of 2005, we deployed a Scintec SFAS sodar on an ASIS buoy. Roughly one week of buoy motion data and one day of sodar observations were collected. Data from both this deployment, and the Martha's Vineyard Coastal Observatory, were used in conjunction with models to predict sodar performance. Results are compared for an ASIS and a 3-meter discus buoy. We also predict the yearly average probability of sodar data availability in the presence of buoy motion. We show that buoy tilting in response to wave forcing is the main factor affecting sodar performance. Our results strongly suggest that ASIS is a suitable platform for sodar measurements at sea. / US Navy (USN) author.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:nps.edu/oai:calhoun.nps.edu:10945/2337
Date09 1900
CreatorsBerg, Allison M.
ContributorsWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
Source SetsNaval Postgraduate School
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis
Format115 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ;, application/pdf
RightsApproved for public release, distribution unlimited

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