METEOROLOGICAL WIND-SCALES

Abstract

Wind scales designed for use in the analysis of all types of meteorological plotting maps used by the Naval Weather Service, both for the surface and the upper air, are presented. Also presented is a discussion of geostrophic and gradient winds, and of various types of wind scales. Although none of the wind scales discussed or provided are new in concept, the Universal-Geostrophic-Gradient-Shear-Wind Computer and the Constant Geostrophic Acceleration Scale are not widely known. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 28, 1961
Accession Number
AD0269597

Entities

People

  • Charles A. Palmer

Organizations

  • naval air station

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computers
  • Computing Devices
  • Motion
  • Plotting

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Climatology
  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Geodesy