THE USE OF INSOLATION IN FORECASTING THE DISSIPATION OF SUMMER STRATUS AT BURBANK, CALIFORNIA
Abstract
Forecasts of the breaking time of stratus were made for Burbank, California. The forecasts were based upon an estimate of the efficiency of insolation in heating the cloud layer above its saturation temperature, while a skew T- log p diagram was used to determine the amount of energy needed. The average error of the forecasts was twenty-nine minutes using pilot reportsAND SIXTY-NINE MINUTES USING Santa Monica radiosonde reports. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1961
- Accession Number
- AD0257431
Entities
People
- Dean Hayes Frey
- J. Vern Hales