WIND VARIABILITY AT 150,000 FEET

Abstract

The advent of the X-15, Dyna-Soar, and other vehicles operating at very high altitudes require increased familiarity with winds above the normal radiosonde levels. A number of articles have already been published on the subject of high-level circulation patterns. The present report makes use of the available rocketsonde data to determine the accuracy of climatological and persistence forecasts at 150,000 feet. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0268018

Entities

People

  • Herbert S. Appleman

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Altitude
  • Communication Equipment
  • High Altitude
  • Instrumentation
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Radiosondes

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Climatology
  • Educational Psychology