Designation:D7145−22StandardGuideforMeasurementofAtmosphericWindandTurbulenceProfilesbyAcousticMeans1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD7145;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguidedescribestheapplicationofacousticremotesensingformeasuringatmosphericwindandturbulencepro-files.Itincludesasummaryofthefundamentalsofatmosphericsounddetectionandranging(sodar),adescriptionofthemethodologyandequipmentusedforsodarapplications,fac-torstoconsiderduringsiteselectionandequipmentinstallation,andrecommendedproceduresforacquiringvalidandrelevantdata.1.2Thisguideappliesprincipallytopulsedmonostaticsodartechniquesasappliedtowindandturbulencemeasure-mentintheopenatmosphere,althoughmanyofthedefinitionsandprinciplesarealsoapplicabletobistaticconfigurations.Thisguideisnotdirectlyapplicabletoradio-acousticsoundingsystems(RASS),ortomographicmethods.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisguide.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.5Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D1356TerminologyRelatingtoSamplingandAnalysisofAtmospheres3.Terminology3.1Definitions—RefertoTerminologyD1356forgeneraltermsandtheirdefinitions.3.2DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:Note:Thedefinitionsbelowarepresentedinsim...
