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Climatological characteristics of high altitude wind shear and lapse rate layers
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Ehernberger, L. J. Guttman, N. B. |
| Copyright Year | 1981 |
| Description | Indications of the climatological distribution of wind shear and temperature lapse and inversion rates as observed by rawinsonde measurements over the western United States are recorded. Frequencies of the strongest shear, lapse rates, and inversion layer strengths were observed for a 1 year period of record and were tabulated for the lower troposphere, the upper troposphere, and five altitude intervals in the lower stratosphere. Selected bivariate frequencies were also tabulated. Strong wind shears, lapse rates, and inversion are observed less frequently as altitude increases from 175 millibars to 20 millibars. On a seasonal basis the frequencies were higher in winter than in summer except for minor influences due to increased tropopause altitude in summer and the stratospheric wind reversal in the spring and fall. |
| File Size | 3454932 |
| Page Count | 98 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19810010083 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t6644jz3t |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1981-02-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Meteorology And Climatology Climatology High Altitude Bivariate Analysis Temperature Inversions Annual Variations Rawinsondes Troposphere Stratosphere Clear Air Turbulence Wind Shear Lapse Rate Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
