DIMENSIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS OF CUMULUS CLOUDS AS SHOWN BY U-2 PHOTOGRAPHS
Abstract
The results of analyses of cumulus cloud dimensions and distributions derived from high-altitude photographs of cloud cover taken by U-2 aircraft on flights from Cape Canaveral, Florida, to Edwards Air Force Base, California, on 28 July 1960 and 5 August 1960 are given. Photogrammetric analyses of these films provided measurements of the thickness, length width, and spacing of the clouds. Distributions of these parameters for all the cumulus clouds are described. Analyses of the relationships between length and width and between horizontal and vertical extent of the clouds are presented. These analyses showed that only about one-third of the clouds were circular and some clouds had lengths more t an three times as great as the widths. The comparison of horizontal and vertical extent showed that increases in thickness and length were nearly identical. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1962
- Accession Number
- AD0278714
Entities
People
- R.h. Blackmer
- S.m. Serebreny
Organizations
- SRI International