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In this study we examine the calibration of wind speed measured by a sonic anemometer, with an orthogonal probe configuration, with regard to the approximation of the flow angle, and the wind-speed dependence of the flow attenuation attributed to the transducer shadow. The flow angle θ should be calculated by the iterative method when the attenuation is relatively high. For a probe manufactured by Kaijo Co. TR-61C, the wind-speed dependence of the transducer shadow effect is formulated from the results of the wind-tunnel experiment. Assuming the equation is applicable to field observations, significant errors possibly remain especially when the wind speed is low, and /or the angle between the flow vector and the sonic path is small, if the wind-speed dependence in measurement errors is neglected.
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Shimizu, T., Suzuki, M. & Shimizu, A. Examination of a Correction Procedure for the Flow Attenuation in Orthogonal Sonic Anemometers. Boundary-Layer Meteorology 93, 227–236 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1002053313130
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