Preliminary Design of a Tornado Probe

Geddes, J.; Zimmerman, Thomas A.; Wintz, P. A.; Schroeder, Thomas; Agee, Ernest M.; Schmidt, David K.

doi:10.1109/tge.1970.271423

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“…wind). Some preliminary studies and designs were given in the early seventies [5]. Nowadays these ideas are the basis of different research activities and industrial research projects.…”

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Hail Sensing Probes: Feasibility Analysis for Probes to Monitor and Study Hail

Bertoldo¹,

Lucianaz²,

Allegretti³

2016

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This work presents the feasibility study regarding the realization of hail sensing probes for remote sensing and study of hail. The probes are designed as artificial hailstones in order to study both the physical properties of the portion of atmosphere where the formation of hail occurs and the modification of atmospheric conditions while the hailstones are falling to the ground. The basic idea is to realize sensors with a similar fluid-dynamic behavior with respect to hailstones; the density, the weight and the size of the probes are determined. Consequently, the specification of the electronic boards, sensors, and material to realize the probes are studied and presented. The hail sensing probes can be dropped by a plane, or potentially a UAV (Unmanned Aircraft Vehicle), which fly above and through the clouds where the hail formation occurs. During their falling to the ground, the sensors installed on the probe measure directly different parameters such as humidity, temperature, pressure, acceleration. All data are sent to a receiver located on the ground. The study of the sampling frequency of each sensor is presented, together with the analysis of the propagation channel, in order to assure a robust communication link between probes and the ground receiver. The energy balance is also computed. The work demonstrates that a set of this kind of disposable sensors can be realized. They can be used for efficient monitoring operations and studies of hail formation dynamics and conditions, thus increasing the set of instruments for the monitoring and remote sensing of hail.

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“…wind). Some preliminary studies and designs were given in the early seventies [5]. Nowadays these ideas are the basis of different research activities and industrial research projects.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%