STRATIFICATION OF UPPER LEVEL WINDS USING HEIGHT DIFFERENCE AND GEOSTROPHIC VORTICITY,

Abstract

As an experiment in stratified climatology, height difference and geostrophic vorticity were tested as predictors for the 300-mb geostrophic winds over eastern Europe. Eight years of winter season data (1950-1957) and data for March 1958 were used. Forecasts using stratified data were compared with those of unstratified climatology. Certain stratifications showed significant improvement over climatology. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0263544

Entities

People

  • Donald R. Johnson
  • Earl P. Snyder Jr.
  • Lyle H. Horn

Organizations

  • University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Climatology
  • Eastern Europe
  • Europe
  • Geostrophic Wind
  • Stratification
  • Wind

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology