Hurricane Gustav
August 29 - September 4, 2008



Deployment Team

John Schroeder, PhD (Principal Investigator)
Ian Giammanco
Brian Hirth
Tanya Brown


Deployment Notes: This was the second deployment of Stick-Net probes into a tropical cyclone environment. The table below contains summary statistics of wind speeds measured during Hurricane Gustav. All probes collect wind data at 2.25 m AGL and data is not standardized for height or exposure. . Please see our data disclaimer .

Tower: GPS Coordinates Peak Sustained Wind Speed (1-min) Peak Gust Wind Speed (3-sec):
101A 30.4147 N
91.4312 W		 42.1 mph
61.9 mph
102B 30.2593 N
91.2766 W		 49.7 mph
67.8 mph
103A 30.0786 N
90.5792 W		 48.8 mph
66.4 mph
104B 29.8178 N
90.8712 W		 61.9 mph
79.6 mph
105A 29.8031 N
91.8115 W		 62.6 mph
76.3 mph
106B 29.7125 N
91.3380 W 		50.8 mph
60.8 mph
107A 29.9281 N
91.7408 W 		48.8 mph
64.4 mph
109A 30.0498 N
91.8834 W 		50.5 mph
68.5 mph
111A 29.9608 N
90.7793 W 		52.3 mph
70.0 mph
213A 30.0944 N
92.0151 W 		38.9 mph
50.1 mph
214B 30.0386 N
92.2143 W 		35.1 mph
49.2 mph
215A 30.0296 N
92.1349 W 		58.4 mph
77.2 mph
216B 30.1618 N
92.1990 W 		49.4 mph
65.5 mph
217A 30.1788 N
92.3578 W 		49.9 mph
68.5 mph
218B 30.0519 N
92.2419 W 		49.0 mph
60.8 mph
220B 30.0505 N
92.0540 W 		56.4 mph
71.6 mph
221A 29.8959 N
91.8948 W 		49.4 mph
65.5 mph
222B 30.0696 N
92.1525 W 		54.1 mph
66.0 mph
223A 30.0064 N
92.3418 W 		51.5 mph
65.5 mph

Platforms 01XXA sample at 5 Hz, 02XXA sample at 10 Hz, 01XXB and 02XXB sample at 1 Hz. All wind measurements were made at approximately 2.25 meters AGL.





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