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Anemometer Option

 

An anemometer option is offered with the Model VT-1.  This consists of an R.M. Young Model 05103 wind monitor.  As shown in the graphic below, the Model 05103 can be mounted on a tripod or tower placed adjacent to the Model VT-1 sodar system.   A connector is provided on the side of the Model VT-1 antenna cabinet to provide a means of connecting the anemometer to the optional Data Acquisition Module, which is interfaced with the notebook computer associated with the Model VT-1.  Wind data provided by this sensor is useful for sodar QC purposes as well as for defining wind conditions at or near the surface. 

When this option is installed, wind data from the anemometer are displayed on the sodar computer screen and recorded in the sodar data record.  The wind data displayed include the instantaneous wind speed and wind direction and also the vector-averaged wind speed and wind direction for the current averaging period.  Additional data are included in the sodar wind data file.  This includes both scalar and vector wind speed and wind direction and wind direction standard deviation.

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