Comparison of tower influence on wind velocity for NASA's 150-meter meteorological tower and a wind tunnel model of the tower

A comparison of tower influence on wind speed and direction measurements is presented for NASA's 150-meter meteorological tower and for a one-eighth scale wind tunnel model of that tower. Data for the comparison were obtained from a full-scale tower program performed at the 150-meter Meteorological Tower Facility at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, and from a wind tunnel program at the Langley Research Center, Virginia. The full-scale test results are in agreement with the results obtained in the wind tunnel.