USNA-Cn2 (long-term)
Unites States Naval Academy Long-term Scintillation Study
The USNA long-term scintillation study is a continuing effort to characterize and measure optical turbulence in the near-maritime boundary layer.
Summary
The field campaign utilized a ScinTec BLS450 scintillometer to characterize the strength of optical turbulence over a link approximately 3 [m] above the river’s surface between January 1\textsuperscript{st}, 2020, and July 26\textsuperscript{th}, 2023. This field campaign included a range of meteorological and oceanographic measurements from nearby NOAA, National Data Buoy Center (NDBC), and Academy weather stations.
The long-term dataset covers the period between January 1\textsuperscript{st}, 2020 and July 14\textsuperscript{th}, 2022. This data set includes local measurements made with a Davis Vantage Pro2 weather station, as well as water conditions from the NDBC Thomas Point data buoy.
Details
Additional Information
- Frequency: 1 minute
- Language: English
Categories
- Surface
Platforms
- National Data Buoy Center station TPLM2
Instruments
- ScinTec BLS450
- Davis Vantage Pro2
Temporal coverage
- Begin datetime: 2020-01-01 00:00:00
- End datetime: 2022-07-14 00:00:00
Spatial coverage
- Maximum (North) Latitude: 38.98
- Minimum (South) Latitude: 38.98
- Minimum (West) Longitude: -76.48
- Maximum (East) Longitude: -76.48
Primary contact information
- author: Chris Jellen cjellen@microsoft.com