%0 Journal Article
%T Comparisons between aerovane and sonic anemometer wind measurements at Alcantara Launch Center
%A Gilberto Fisch
%J Journal of Aerospace Technology and Management
%D 2010
%I Institute of Aeronautics and Space
%X This paper aimed to compare the wind measurements in two different types of anemometer: classical aerovane and modern sonic anemometer. The two sensors were installed at Alcantara Launch Center during a dry period of 2008 at 10 m height. The analysis compared the average and maximum wind speed for one- and ten-minute time intervals for each anemometer. The results showed that, considering the range of the measurements (from 3.0 up to 6.5 m/s), the average and maximum wind speed are different by roughly 0.5 and 1.0 m/s, respectively. There is no significant difference between the results from one- and ten-minute time intervals. The substitution of the sensors at the Anemometric Tower at Alcantara Launch Center will lead to an increase of the average and maximum wind speed.
%K Masts
%K Wind speed
%K Maximum wind
%U http://www.jatm.com.br/papers/vol2_n1/JATMv2n1_p105-110_Comparisons_between_aerovane_and_sonic_anemometer_wind_measurements_at_Alcantara_Launch_Center.pdf