Acoustic Sounding of Meteorological Phenomena in the Planetary Boundary Layer.

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Dec 1972

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Journal of Applied Meteorology, vol. 11, Issue 8, pp.1351-1358

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The potential of acoustic radar for indirect probing of meteorological phenomena in the planetary boundary layer is reviewed and the relevant acoustical theory is summarized for sound scattering by regions of temperature fluctuations and reflection by airborne particulate matter. The point is made that the high sensitivity of acoustic radar to temperature and velocity fluctuations in comparison with radar or lidar and its low cost of construction and operation relative to alternative sounding methods make the technique attractive as a remote probe for boundary layer studies. The operation of the University of Oklahoma acoustic radar facility, in essentially continuous operation since August 1971, is described in detail and its capability tabulated. Acoustic radar data are presented in the form of three-dimensional facsimile recordings of time, altitude, and reflected signal strength for seven phenomena of particular interest: thermal plumes, stratus, helicopter wakes, insects in flight, cold frontal passage, unstable Kelvin-Helmholtz waves, and a persistent frontal temperature inversion. The data are discussed in terms of the sources of the particular phenomena and the ambient meteorological conditions. Plans are discussed for expanded investigations at a site adjacent to the 500 m WKY-TV instrumented tower in Oklahoma City.

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