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A wind velocity measuring system based on the Gill propeller anemometer is described. A method of calculating the vertical component, which allows for the non-cosine response and avoids the region of stall and nonlinear operation, is presented. A summary of the possible errors in Reynolds stress and drag coefficient estimates is given. A method of establishing the distance constant using field observations is presented. Finally, some preliminary results and some intercomparisons with other anemometers are described briefly.
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Pond, S., Large, W.G., Miyake, M. et al. A Gill twin propeller-vane anemometer for flux measurements during moderate and strong winds. Boundary-Layer Meteorol 16, 351–364 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02220491
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