WIND VARIABILITY IN THE MESOSPHERE AS DETERMINED BY THE TRACKING OF FALLING OBJECTS. AN EVALUATION AND PRELIMINARY RESULTS
Abstract
OBSERVATIONS OF WINDS IN THE MESOSPHERE, OBTAINED BY RADAR TRACKING OF TARGETS, ARE ANALYZED TO GIVE MONTHLY AND SEASONAL MEAN VALUES AT VARIOUS ALTITUDES AT EACH OBSERVATION STATION, SEASONAL STANDARD DEVIATIONS OF THE MEAN, ROOT-MEAN-SQUARE AVERAGES OF WIND CHANGE AT A FIXED POINT IN SELECTED TIME INTERVALS, THE FIRST HARMONIC OF THE ANNUAL MARCH OF THE EAST-WEST COMPONENT, FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS OF VERTICAL WIND SHEARS, AND ESTIMATES OF VERTICAL VELOCITIES. The experimental design of the observations is discussed at length and error and bias are estimated. Although the mean values show consistency, the standard deviations show low statistical significance. Evidence is found casting some doubt on the accuracy of observations where chaff is the radar target. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1961
- Accession Number
- AD0261713
Entities
People
- Alvan Bruch
- Griffith M. Jr. Morgan
Organizations
- New York University