ARCTIC STRATOSPHERIC TEMPERATURES AND DENSITIES.

Abstract

Frequency distributions of temperature and density, their means and standard deviations, have been computed for two different definitions of season at specified height and pressure levels to 30 km and 10 mb for six Arctic stations using 1956 - 1960 data. A limited number of inter-level correlations were also computed for one definition of season at constant heights only. Differing seasonal definitions gave large differences in distribution characteristics. Distributions of temperature at corresponding pressure and height levels for identical season definitions were examined for significant differences but none were found. Sudden warmings were observed at all stations, but only one showed a bimodal temperature distribution for five years of combined data. Using shorter data periods, other stations also exhibited the bimodal form. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 21, 1964
Accession Number
AD0610603

Entities

People

  • A. D. Belmont
  • L. W. Engberg

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computing-Related Activities
  • Data Science
  • Frequency
  • Information Science
  • Interdisciplinary Science
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Mathematics
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Standards

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  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Regression Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Space