DOI: 10.17603/ds2-shwc-xt43
title: Meteorological Instrument Deployment During Hurricane Ian, Satellite Beach, FL, September 2022
title: in Hurricane IAN Data from Wireless Pressure Sensor Network and LiDAR

description: FIT WSNS collected wind data from two anemometers 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).  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. 

LiDAR and anemometer data collection period during the passage of Hurricane Ian from 27 September - 30 September 2022 at a residential test site in Satellite Beach, Florida (Latitude 28.175748°, Longitude -80.593326°). Two FIT WSNS anemometers (RM Young model 01503V) were mounted on a mast (5.8 m, 4.2 AGL) along the east roof and west roof gables 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. 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 Ian from 2022/9/27 to 2022/9/30, in Satellite Beach, Florida. 

The FIT WSNS deployment consisted of 17 pressure and temperature sensors with sampling rate (SR) = 10Hz, 1 reference pressure with SR = 10Hz and 2 R.M. Young anemometers with SR = 1Hz. They were 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.

The different anemometry used in the WSNS and LiDAR deployments during Ian allowed the investigators to study wind changes across the residence. 

The goal of the Ian Deployment was 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) Provide field data to validate and improve current wind loads recommendations and models for pressure distributions on building components, wind profiles and terrain roughness characterization.