{"id":320389,"date":"2023-03-29T13:29:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T17:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=migration&p=320389"},"modified":"2023-09-05T16:11:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T20:11:45","slug":"nasa-armstrong-takes-weather-instrumentation-to-new-heights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/armstrong\/nasa-armstrong-takes-weather-instrumentation-to-new-heights\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Armstrong takes Weather Instrumentation to New Heights"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"padding-top-5 padding-bottom-3 width-full maxw-full hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-article-intro\"><div class=\"width-full maxw-full article-header\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-2 width-full maxw-full\"><p class=\"label carbon-60 margin-0 margin-bottom-3 padding-0\">4 min read<\/p><h1 class=\"display-48 margin-bottom-2\">NASA Armstrong takes Weather Instrumentation to New Heights<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/afrc2022-0098-15-1.jpeg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1365\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/afrc2022-0098-15-1.jpeg?w=1365\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A weather instrument is attached to two balloons above it. The balloons are tied to a dark gray truck parked below.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/afrc2022-0098-15-1.jpeg 2750w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/afrc2022-0098-15-1.jpeg?resize=200,300 200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/afrc2022-0098-15-1.jpeg?resize=768,1152 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/afrc2022-0098-15-1.jpeg?resize=683,1024 683w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/afrc2022-0098-15-1.jpeg?resize=1024,1536 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/afrc2022-0098-15-1.jpeg?resize=1365,2048 1365w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/afrc2022-0098-15-1.jpeg?resize=267,400 267w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/afrc2022-0098-15-1.jpeg?resize=400,600 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/afrc2022-0098-15-1.jpeg?resize=600,900 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/afrc2022-0098-15-1.jpeg?resize=800,1200 800w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/afrc2022-0098-15-1.jpeg?resize=1333,2000 1333w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">SonicSonde is shown here starting one of its test missions. During flight tests, SonicSonde was attached to two balloons that were raised and lowered by a truck-mounted winch.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Lauren Hughes<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Researchers at NASA\u2019s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, developed an innovative atmospheric sensor suite, which can monitor air quality, help uncrewed aircraft avoid dangerous wind shears, and aid noise studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The idea for the sensor suite, called SonicSonde (pronounced Sonic S-ON-D), evolved from NASA Armstrong\u2019s research into noise from non-engine aircraft components during airplane landings. Because weather conditions impact how sound travels, the team wanted data on conditions such as temperature, moisture, and wind speed, but no one instrument could provide all the data to the resolution required by advanced research projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUltimately, the SonicSonde project came about because we saw that there was that gap in technology,\u201d said Senior Meteorologist Kimberly Bestul, the principal investigator for SonicSonde.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The team worked with an external weather instrumentation company to build a custom, lightweight sonic anemometer and then worked with NASA Armstrong\u2019s model shop to develop a frame that allowed the instrument to spin into the direction of the wind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A sonic anemometer, which uses ultrasonic sound waves to calculate wind velocity, is not new to the weather world, Bestul said. Sonic anemometers are typically fixed on a tripod or a structure at the surface, whereas SonicSonde is exposed to constant motion while tethered and ascending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA key aspect of this development was figuring out the math to allow us to get rid of the motion effect on the sensor so that we report true wind measurements as it\u2019s going up and down that column of air,\u201d Bestul said. \u201cIn addition, we have a temperature sensor, relative humidity sensor, pressure sensor, and an air quality sensor onboard. We can get all the variable data and have it wirelessly fed down to a ground station computer in near real time to give us a snapshot of the atmosphere at that time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project was paid for through NASA Armstrong\u2019s Center Innovation Fund, a program aimed at encouraging creativity and innovation while addressing NASA\u2019s technology needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the CIF funding, the SonicSonde project team custom-built a sensor platform that features a specialty, lightweight sonic anemometer, an instrument to measure atmospheric pressure, temperature, relative humidity, air quality, and wind velocities. Attached to two balloons tethered to a truck-mounted winch, SonicSonde provides measurements along a column of air up to 5,000 feet above ground.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/afrc2022-0098-16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/afrc2022-0098-16.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Weather instrumentation is shown in flight against a blue sky.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/afrc2022-0098-16.jpg 5343w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/afrc2022-0098-16.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/afrc2022-0098-16.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/afrc2022-0098-16.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/afrc2022-0098-16.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/afrc2022-0098-16.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/afrc2022-0098-16.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/afrc2022-0098-16.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/afrc2022-0098-16.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/afrc2022-0098-16.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/afrc2022-0098-16.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">SonicSonde is shown here is a closeup shot during one of its flight tests. NASA Armstrong\u2019s model shop developed a frame that allowed the instrument to spin into the direction of the wind.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Lauren Hughes<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe chose a maximum altitude of 5,000 feet because the lowest layer of the atmosphere, specifically nearest the surface, is the most dynamically changing,\u201d Bestul said. \u201cTo be able to frequently sample, at a high resolution, various atmospheric parameters is beneficial because it allows us to see the changes that occur in short time spans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ground testing included attaching the instrument suite to a line to simulate swaying motion. That allowed the team to determine the proper math to correct for motion once the instrument was aloft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe started to do some ascent tests where we\u2019d hold the instrument suite at a specific altitude and compare it to a fixed sensor at the same altitude,\u201d Bestul said. \u201cWe let it drift like it normally would on the blimp and then compared the SonicSonde data to other sensor data to make sure that the math was still holding. From there, we did incremental altitude ascents to test how well the instrument suite was collecting data as it was constantly ascending.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The researchers developed customizable computer software to support and display real-time data streaming and they did ascent testing over six days, wrapping up late last summer. The team continues to analyze test results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBy the time we were on the last test, we were live streaming all the data as it was going up,\u201d Bestul said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The work resulted in a tethered sonic anemometer with the capability to capture a comprehensive snapshot of a vertical column of the atmosphere to a degree and resolution previously not obtainable in tethered instrumentation. SonicSonde offers flexibility to tailor data output and displays to specific research objectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEverything that we set out to do, we accomplished,\u201d Bestul said. 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