OFF-SITE METEOROLOGY - WINDS ALOFT
Abstract
Project 2.7 was designed to collect winds aloft information from a more dense network of observ ing stations than previously attempted, for a sufficient distance downwind of a nuclear atmos pheric detonation to give adequate detail for simultaneous documentation of fallout and winds aloft. A secondary objective was to make the wind data readily available for detailed post analysis by interested agencies. An array of fifteen wind observation sites, ranging from 20 to 250 miles downwind from ground zero, recorded data on a scheduled basis from the surface to 30,000 feet above mean sea level. Supplementary information from five cooperating Weather Bureau stations provided additional data on an augmented observation schedule to fill in gaps in the ar ray. Winds at fixed levels up to 20,000 feet above mean sea level and mean layer winds for se lected layers are presented foreen of the primary Project 2.7 stations and four of the co operating Weather Bureau stations. In addition, winds at fixed levels are presented for seven auxiliary stations both within and outside the array. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 19, 1963
- Accession Number
- AD0342175
Entities
People
- Leo R. Quenneville
- Philip W. Allen
- Robert W. Titus