AIRBORNE INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEM FOR MEASURING METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA INSIDE THUNDERSTORMS

Abstract

Equipment to measure meteorological phenomena inside thunderstorms was designed, fabricated, installed, and operated in two jet aircraft in conjunction with the National Severe Storm Project in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Devices which were used for the first time in this envi ronment were those to continuously measure liquid water content, electric field strength, and hail mass, and to photograph cloud particles. Other parameters recorded were normal acceleration, vertical gust velocity, temperature, and differ ential static pressure. The data collected during the ASD flight test program are archived with the U.S. Weather Bureau and can be obtained through the National Severe Storm Project. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0410489

Entities

People

  • George P. Roys

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Cameras
  • Control Panels
  • Electric Fields
  • Flight Instruments
  • Fuselages
  • Measurement
  • Photographs
  • Standards
  • Static Dischargers
  • Static Electricity
  • Static Pressure
  • United States
  • Weather

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology