Wind field measurements for the mitigation of airborne health threats in a complex urban environment

Mark Arend; David Santoro; Sameh Abdelazim; Fred Moshary; Sam Ahmed

doi:10.1117/12.820334

5 May 2009 Wind field measurements for the mitigation of airborne health threats in a complex urban environment

Mark Arend, David Santoro, Sameh Abdelazim, Fred Moshary, Sam Ahmed

Proceedings Volume 7306, Optics and Photonics in Global Homeland Security V and Biometric Technology for Human Identification VI; 730603 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.820334
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2009, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sponsored Urban Dispersion Program (UDP) resulted in the strategic placement of weather instruments in New York City (NYC) and the transition of some instruments to the City College of New York (CCNY) operated NYC MetNet to provide timely and accurate information on "skimming field" winds above city building tops. In order to extend the observational capabilities of the NYC MetNet, a cost effective portable eye safe fiber optic based coherent wind lidar system is currently under development in CCNY laboratories. Wind lidar measurements, coupled with the continuous observations from the NYC MetNet, should support the initialization, feedback and development of plume models that would be used after an initial detection of airborne toxins. An overview of the lidar system design and the NYC MetNet will be given.

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Mark Arend, David Santoro, Sameh Abdelazim, Fred Moshary, and Sam Ahmed "Wind field measurements for the mitigation of airborne health threats in a complex urban environment", Proc. SPIE 7306, Optics and Photonics in Global Homeland Security V and Biometric Technology for Human Identification VI, 730603 (5 May 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.820334

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