A STUDY OF CUMULUS CLOUDS OVER THE FLAGSTAFF RESEARCH NETWORK WITH THE USE OF U-2 PHOTOGRAPHS.

Abstract

Using cloud photographs taken by a U-2 aircraft equipped with a 180-deg panormaic camera, a technique of rectifica tion is described. Mosaics of 13 passes over the San Francisco Mountains were made with the rectified cloud photographs. Computations of cloud movement and change in the horizontal area of cloud were made by use of cloud and cloud shadow. It was found that the computed cloud motions are within the range of the wind speeds reported from nearby upper air reporting stations. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0610019

Entities

People

  • Dorothy L. Bradbury
  • Tetsuya Fujita

Organizations

  • University of Chicago

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Cameras
  • Clouds
  • Computations
  • Cumulus Clouds
  • Mountains
  • Optical Equipment
  • Photographic Equipment
  • Photographic Materials
  • Photographs
  • Photography

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Computer Vision.