HIGH-ALTITUDE MINIMUM-WIND FIELDS AND BALLOON APPLICATIONS.

Abstract

During the summer months, a relatively stable layer of minimum winds exists in the lower stratosphere above the North American continent between latitudes 25N and 65N. Within the layer there are levels where the wind speed is close to zero. These phenomena can be utilized for balloon operations that require flights of long duration with minimum horizontal displacement from a fixed geographic location, and for high-altitude tethered-balloon operations that require float altitudes where dynamic pressure is minimum. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0608415

Entities

People

  • George F. Nolan
  • Ralland A. Smith

Organizations

  • Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Continents
  • Displacement
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Grids
  • High Altitude
  • Latitude
  • Overpressure
  • Static Pressure
  • Stratosphere

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Fault Tolerant Diagnosis of Black and White Balloon Isolation Tests Using ¥.
  • Operations Research

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites