Cooper et al., 2014 - Google Patents
Calibrating airborne measurements of airspeed, pressure and temperature using a Doppler laser air-motion sensorCooper et al., 2014
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- Cooper W
- Spuler S
- Spowart M
- Lenschow D
- Friesen R
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- Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
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A new laser air-motion sensor measures the true airspeed with a standard uncertainty of less than 0.1 ms− 1 and so reduces uncertainty in the measured component of the relative wind along the longitudinal axis of the aircraft to about the same level. The calculated …
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