Method for detecting atmospheric turbulence by an embedded electromagnetic sensor, notably on board an aircraft
US7750839B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 25, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jul 6, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 6, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01W2001/003
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An aim of the invention is to allow the detection of turbulence in the absence of tracers. A radar is embedded aboard an aircraft (21) and implements the following steps: searching for the upper part of a convective system (1) situated outside the given zone, reflecting the electromagnetic waves; searching for divergence zone (7) inside the convective system by searching for a divergence profile; reckoning the appearance of turbulence in the given zone as a function of observable meteorological phenomena in the divergence zone (7) by applying fluid mechanics properties.
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