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Monthly mean global climatology of temperature, wind, geopotential height, and pressure for 0 - 120 km
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Chandra, Sushil Barnett, John J. Fleming, Eric L. Schoeberl, Mark R. |
| Copyright Year | 1988 |
| Description | A monthly mean climatology is presented of temperature, wind, and geopotential height with nearly pole-to-pole coverage (80 S to 80 N) for 0 to 210 km, which can be used as a function of altitude and pressure. The purpose is to provide a reference for various atmospheric research and analysis activities. Data sources and methods of computation are described; in general, hydrostatic and thermal wind balance are maintained at all levels and latitudes. As observed in a series of cross-sectional plots, this climatology accurately reproduces most of the characteristic features of the atmosphere such as equatorial wind and the general structure of the tropopause, stratopause, and mesopause. A series of zonal wind profiles is also represented comparing this climatological wind with monthly mean climatological direct wind measurements in the upper mesosphere and lower thermosphere. The temperature and zonal wind climatology at stratospheric levels is compared with corresponding data from the National Meteorological Center, and general agreement is observed between the two data sets. Tables of the climatological values as a function of latitude and height for each month are contained in Appendix B, and are also available in floppy disk. |
| File Size | 5825932 |
| Page Count | 96 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19880013119 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t9964fc6v |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1988-02-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Meteorology And Climatology Climatology Temperature Thermosphere Geopotential Height Middle Atmosphere Troposphere Zonal Flow Meteorology Reference Atmospheres Latitude Mesosphere Pressure Wind Meteorology 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 |
