[wxqc] Correct anemometer height

[Russ Chadwick]

FWIW, the US Forest Service wants winds at "eye level" or about 5-6 feet off
the ground.  CWOP winds are used in some wildfire analysis programs run by
the USFS.

Russ

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[mailto:wxqc-bounces at lists.gladstonefamily.net] On Behalf Of Sam Drinkard
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 10:31 AM
To: Discussion of weather data quality issues
Subject: Re: [wxqc] Correct anemometer height

gary.oldham at adelphia.net wrote:

>33 ft./10 meters is the international standard, but also factored in is
distance from nearby obstacles.  Really the best thing to do is to read the
CWOP Instrument Siting Guide which gives good advice about placement of all
weather instrumentation.  The document can be had at
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/dshelms/CWOP_Guide.pdf
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>Gary
>CW0146
>gary.oldham(at)adelphia.net
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>---- Steve Schlei <here_tivo at yahoo.com> wrote: 
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>Can someone tell me what the proper height of the anemometer should be.
Currently mine is at the top of a 4"x4" wooded post about six feet off the
ground.  I would like to increase that height to get more "official"
readings.
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>  Steve
>  CW2841
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Then again, it depends if you want a 2m reading or a 10m reading.  
Ideally, both would be nice, but since we pretty much base things on the 
10m wind,  33' is the number.  As Gary says, the deployment guide is the 
place for all that good info..

Sam

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