Mobile Sodar for Boundary Atmosphere Sounding
Description
A sodar or acoustic sounder that uses directed acoustic signal transmissions into the atmosphere for control of thermal stratification, measurement of wind velocity vectors and turbulence parameters in the lower atmosphere.
The sodar has a small size and weight, made possible by its use of an antenna array with phased array-based electronic scanning.
Specifications
- Height of sounding: 15—500 m
- Height resolution: 10—30 m
- Time resolution: 4 sec
Advantages
- Real-time measurement of lower atmospheric parameters
- Small size and weight
- Mobility
Application
Meteorology