SMALL SCALE WIND SHEARS FROM ROSE BALLOON TRACKED BY AN/FPS 16 RADAR

Abstract

The ROSE balloon/AN-FPS-16 radar system is designed to report small- scale winds and shears by polynomial smoothing of the radar tracking data. The most successful mathematical technique for fitting the data and computing winds and shears is presented along with other techniques which were considered but ultimately rejected. Analysis of the self-induced balloon motion is attempted by classical physical methods and by a Power Spectral Density Technique. A criterion for evaluating the effect of modification to the standard ROSE is developed and applied to modified ROSEs and the newer small lightweight balloon.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0613539

Entities

People

  • William E. Brockman

Organizations

  • University of Dayton

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Forces
  • Air Force
  • Altitude
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Cartesian Coordinates
  • Coefficients
  • Computations
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Elevation
  • Error Analysis
  • Errors
  • Lightweight
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Radar
  • Radar Tracking
  • Time Series Analysis

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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