A STATISTICAL MODEL FOR THE MID LATITUDE TROPOPAUSE AND JET STREAM LAYER

Abstract

Tropopause and level of maximum wind charts are derived from objective analyses of the 500, 300, 150 and 100-mb height and wind fields. Regression equations, based on 24-hr changes, are developed to permit reconstruction of the layer given the history and current 500-mb data. This new derived layer is examined statistically with respect to its adequacy as a three-demensional first-guess field for the current objective analyses for this layer, and also as a method for forecasting the layer from a barotropic 500-mb prognostic chart. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0284213

Entities

People

  • Amos Eddy

Organizations

  • Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Delphi Method
  • Equations
  • Grids
  • Jet Streams
  • Latitude
  • Wind

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology