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It is shown that the instrument transfer functions for the longitudinal and transverse components of wind measured by paired Gill anemometers are for practical purposes the same as for individual anemometers even when the mean wind direction is at some angle to the anemometers. However, the effective response time is a function of the relative wind direction, and appropriate values are given.
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Brook, R.R. Effective dynamic response of paired Gill anemometers. Boundary-Layer Meteorol 11, 33–37 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00221822
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00221822