AN ANALYSIS OF AN/FPS-16 RADAR AND AN/GMD-1B RAWINSONDE DATA DIFFERENCES,

Abstract

A series of rawinsonde balloon flights has been tracked simultaneously by AN/GMD-1B rawin and AN/FPS-16 radar. The data acquired have been analyzed for height, wind speed, wind direction, and angular error under field operational conditions. Differences have been tabulated through the first 35,000 feet of the atmosphere and have shown significant AN/GMD-1B errors (under the assumption that AN/FPS-16 data are optimum). Mean error values are shown in order to establish a bias, and RMS deviation of error is shown as an indicator of precision of the AN/GMD system. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0432017

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People

  • Elias M. Armijo
  • Roy E. Sandlin Jr.

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheres
  • Indicators
  • Precision
  • Radiosondes
  • Wind
  • Wind Direction

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