THE DESIRABILITY OF USING A FAST SAMPLING RATE FOR COMPUTING WIND VELOCITY FROM PILOT-BALLOON DATA.
Abstract
Advantages of using a fast sampling rate for providing raw data for computing wind velocities from pilot-balloon observations are developed. Two independent approaches showed that (for a given sampling rate) the errors in the mean wind computed through a layer tend to be smaller the larger the layer. However, it is also shown that for a given layer (except for very thin layers), frequent observations through the layer will provide better wind estimates. In addition, graphs are presented which give estimates of relative wind errors as a function of sampling rate and true mean wind speed. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0640157
Entities
People
- Henry Rachele
- Louis D. Duncan
Organizations
- Atmospheric Sciences Laboratory