A Mobile Mesonet for Finescale Meteorological Observations
A Mobile Mesonet for Finescale Meteorological Observations
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用于精细气象观测的移动 Mesonet
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发表时间:
1996
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通讯作者:
Sherman E. Fredrickson
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作者:
J. Straka;E. Rasmussen;Sherman E. Fredrickson
Abstract A mobile weather observing system (mobile mesonet) was designed to augment existing meteorological networks in the study of severe local storms and other mesoscale weather phenomena in conjunction with the Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment (VORTEX). Fifteen mobile mesonet units were built, each consisting of meteorological instruments mounted on standard automobiles. for high temporal and spatial resolution observations. While the most accurate measurements are possible from stationary mobile mesonet vehicles, accurate observations also are possible from moving vehicles. The mobile mesonet instruments measure pressure (600–1100 mb), temperature (−33° to 48°C), relative humidity (0%–100%), and wind direction and speed (0°–360° and 0–60 m s−1). Onboard each vehicle, a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver and a flux-gate compass obtain universal time, vehicle location (latitude, longitude, altitude), and vehicle heading and speed. A standard laptop computer stores d...