DOI: 10.17603/ds2-d6fh-5845
title: Meteorological Instrument Deployment During Hurricane Nicole, Satellite Beach, FL, November 2022
title: in Hurricane NICOLE Data from Wireless Pressure Sensor Network and LiDAR

description: LiDAR and anemometer data collection period during the passage of Hurricane Nicole from 8 November - 11 November 2022 at a residential test site in Satellite Beach, Florida (Latitude 28.175748°, Longitude -80.593326°). FIT WSNS collected wind data from one anemometer at a residential test site in Satellite Beach, FL. The FIT LiDAR was located across the street and sampled winds at 11 vertical range gates (11 m to 300 m). An additional anemometer was also placed atop a portable meteorological mast deployed in the front yard of the test residence. The WSNS wind data was used in analysis of wind loads measured on the structure in conjunction with the determination of aerodynamic roughness around the site.  The FIT WSNS anemometer (RM Young model 01503V) was mounted on a mast (5.8 m AGL) along the east roof gable respectively, data were recorded at 1 Hz. The FIT LiDAR wind profiler (ZephIR 300) was placed in a secured residential backyard ~ 50 m across the street, sampling at 11 heights between 11 m and 300 m AGL (measurement levels, m AGL: 11, 25, 39, 50, 60, 90, 110, 160, 210, 250, 300). A full volume scan is completed approximately every 20 seconds. Additional meteorological data (ambient air temperature, relative humidity, and barometric pressure) were collected from an independent Airmar meteorological station on top of the LiDAR at 1 m AGL as well as from instruments placed on the meteorological mast.  Instrumentation on the meteorological mast aside from the anemometer at 3.3 m AGL include a temperature and relative humidity sensor (2 m AGL) a barometric pressure sensor and a tipping bucket rain gauge connected to a Hobo data logger. The calibrated anemometer data along with LiDAR wind data are available for viewing and download. More information on the datasets can be found in supporting documents
description: The Florida Tech Wireless Sensor Network System (FIT WSNS) and Florida Tech LiDAR measured and recorded pressure, temperature and wind data during the passage of Hurricane Nicole from 2022/11/08 to 2022/11/11. The FIT WSNS consists of pressure and temperature sensors, and a R.M. Young anemometer; deployed on a residential house roof in Satellite Beach, Florida (GPS LOC: 28°10'33.5"N 80°35'41.8"W). 

The Florida Tech LiDAR, a conically scanning ZephIR Z300 LIDAR was placed in a secured yard approximately 50 m (~ 150 ft) across the street and configured to measure at 11 different range gates (11 m - 300 m AGL). Additional meteorological data (ambient air temperature, relative humidity, and barometric pressure) were collected from an independent Airmar meteorological station on top of the LiDAR at 1 m AGL. 

An additional meteorological mast was deployed int the front yard of the residence with an independent R.M. Young anemometer (3.3 m AGL), a temperature and relative humidity sensor (2 m AGL), barometric pressure sensor, and tipping bucket rain gauge connected to a Hobo data logger. The instruments on the meteorological mast sampled at 1 Hz and were logged as a 1 minute average. A maximum 3 s gust and direction is also logged.

The different anemometry used in the WSNS and LiDAR deployments during Nicole are useful to study wind changes across the residence. FIT WSNS deployment consisted of 22 pressure sensors and 6 pressure taps with sampling rate (SR) = 10Hz, 1 reference pressure with SR = 10Hz and 2 anemometers with SR = 1Hz. The goal of the Nicole Deployment is to 1) Measure actual near-surface wind profiles for different wind speeds and directions; 2) Analyze wind pressures on the residential house roof and wind data from different anemometry, with Jupyter notebooks; 3) Use field data to validate and improve current wind loads recommendations and models for pressure distributions on building components, wind profiles and terrain roughness characterization.