WIND CLIMATOLOGY AT KWAJALEIN TEST SITE, KWAJALEIN, MARSHALL ISLANDS,

Abstract

This report presents a climatology of upper air wind data at the Kwajalein Test Site. Frequency distributions of scalar winds, zonal and meridional wind components, and wind shears are presented at 1-km altitude intervals for Kwajalein, Marshall Islands. The frequency distributions have been established for the monthly and annual reference periods. The statistical information is based on the observational period January 1956 through October 1963. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 05, 1966
Accession Number
AD0626613

Entities

People

  • Novella S. Billions

Organizations

  • United States Army Aviation and Missile Command

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Climatology
  • Frequency
  • Intervals
  • Islands
  • Marshall Islands
  • Wind
  • Wind Shear

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology