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Combined vhf dopplar radar and airborne (cv-990) measurements of atmospheric winds on the mesoscale
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Fairall, Christopher W. Thomson, Dennis W. |
| Copyright Year | 1989 |
| Description | Hourly measurements of wind speed and direction obtained using two wind profiling Doppler radars during two prolonged jet stream occurrences over western Pennsylvania were analyzed. In particular, the time-variant characteristics of derived shear profiles were examined. To prevent a potential loss of structural detail and retain statistical significance, data from both radars were stratified into categories based on the location data from the Penn State radar were also compared to data from Pittsburgh radiosondes. Profiler data dropouts were studied in an attempt to determine possible reasons for the apparently reduced performance of profiling radars operating beneath a jet stream. Temperature profiles for the radar site were obtained using an interpolated temperature and dewpoint temperature sounding procedure developed at Penn State. The combination of measured wind and interpolated temperature profiles allowed Richardson number profiles to be generated for the profiler sounding volume. Both Richardson number and wind shear statistics were then examined along with pilot reports of turbulence in the vicinity of the profiler. |
| File Size | 5048015 |
| Page Count | 148 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19890012078 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t10p5zm8c |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1989-04-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Meteorology And Climatology Wind Direction Airborne Equipment Wind Measurement Very High Frequencies Wind Velocity Temperature Profiles Doppler Radar Jet Streams Meteorology Wind Shear Radar Measurement Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |