Claims
- 1. A system for monitoring wind characteristics within a volume above an area of land, said system comprising:
- a plurality of portable wind characteristic measuring means, each of said measuring means comprising means for outputting a data signal which is indicative of the magnitude of at least one wind characteristic and means for affixing said measuring means to the ground; comprising
- a first set of wind characteristic measuring means deployed in a first line at a first predetermined height;
- a second set of wind characteristic measuring means deployed in a second line at a second predetermined height; and
- an nth set of wind characteristic measuring means deployed in an n line at an nth predetermined height wherein said n lines are spaced parallel to one another, the height above the ground of the wind responsive part of the detectors in a given line being higher than the height above the ground of the wind responsive part of the detectors in all lines to the windward side of that given line;
- data signal receiving unit;
- communication means for carrying the data signal from each wind characteristic measuring means to said data signal receiving unit; and processing means for processing said data signal and providing processed data, said processed data representing said wind characteristic within said volume.
- 2. The system of claim 1 further comprising means for displaying said processed data.
- 3. The system of claim 1 wherein said processing means comprises a means for recording said data.
- 4. The system of claim 1 wherein all lines coincide.
- 5. The system of claim 1 wherein characteristic measuring means are airborn.
- 6. The system of claim 5 wherein said characteristic measuring means comprise gas filled balloons.
- 7. The system of claim 5 further comprising means for measuring the position of the characteristic measuring means relative to the point of affixation to the ground.
- 8. A system for monitoring wind characteristics within a volume above an area of land, said system comprising:
- a plurality of portable wind characteristic measuring means, each of said measuring means comprising means for outputting a data signal which is indicative of the magnitude of at least one wind characteristic, means for affixing said measuring means to the ground, an airborne wind responsive means supporting an antenna for receiving position indicating electromagnetic signals received from a global positioning system, tethering means for tethering said wind responsive means, an anchoring means for connecting to said tethering means;
- data signal receiving unit;
- communication means for carrying the data signal from each wind characteristic measuring means to said data signal receiving unit; and
- processing means for processing said data signal and providing processed data, said processed data representing said wind characteristic within said volume.
- 9. The system of claim 8 wherein the length of the tethers is adjustable.
- 10. The system of claim 8 wherein said wind responsive means supports means for receiving position indicating electromagnetic signals.
- 11. A system for monitoring wind characteristics within a volume above an area of land, said system comprising:
- a plurality of portable wind characteristic measuring means, each of said measuring means comprising means for outputting a data signal which is indicative of the magnitude of at least one wind characteristic, means for affixing said measuring means to the ground, an airborne wind responsive means supporting an antenna for receiving position indicating electromagnetic signals;
- tethering means, comprising a conductor, for tethering said wind responsive means, anchoring means for connecting to said tethering means;
- data signal receiving unit;
- communication means for carrying the data signal from each wind characteristic measuring means to said data signal receiving unit; and
- processing means for processing said data signal and providing processed data, said processed data representing said wind characteristic within said volume;
- said tethering means providing a transmission path for carrying the signals received by said antenna to said communication means.
Priority Claims (2)
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of the earlier U.S. patent application having Ser. No. 08/269,546 which was filed on 1 Jul. 1994 and is now abandoned.
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