AN AID FOR FORECASTING THE TYPE OF PRECIPITATION AT WEBB AFB, TEXAS

Abstract

A scatter diagram was developed to aid weather officers at Webb AFB, Texas, in forecasting precipitation as rain, freezing rain, or snow. The parameters of the method are free air temperature and 1000-500 millibar thickness.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0270010

Entities

People

  • Lawrence E. Tunnell

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Temperature
  • Critical Temperature
  • Delphi Method
  • Freezing
  • Glass Transition Temperature
  • Precipitation
  • Thickness
  • Transition Temperature

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Climatology
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering