A CASE STUDY OF SEVERE CLEAR-AIR TURBULENCE

Abstract

On January 19, 1961, 1816 MST (January 20, 0116 GCT), a B-52 aircraft was lost in severe clearair turbulence (CAT) over northwestern New Mexico. The weather conditions in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere at the time of the accident are described. A working hypothesis on the formation of CAT proposed in previous papers is in good agreement with the data presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0274376

Entities

People

  • Elmar R. Reiter

Organizations

  • Colorado State University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Atmospheres
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Clear Air Turbulence
  • Colorado
  • Isotherms
  • Jet Streams
  • New England
  • New Mexico
  • Perturbations
  • Research Facilities
  • Standards
  • Standing Waves
  • Turbulence
  • Wind Shear

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Space