PROJECT TOPCAT: SUMMARY OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS AND AIRCRAFT MEASUREMENTS DURING ROUTINE FLIGHTS IN THE AUSTRALIAN JET STREAM.

Abstract

A number of flights were made over set tracks and heights to measure clear air turbulence in the vicinity of the Flinders Ranges in South Australia. Details of the meteorological observations and flight paths, and measurements of wind, temperature and turbulence obtained from the aircraft instrumentation are presented. Wind and temperature gradients were derived for cross sections on the upwind and downwind sides of the Ranges and a comparison made of the intensity of turbulence between the two sides. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0640375

Entities

People

  • E. W. Wells

Organizations

  • Royal Aircraft Establishment

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Atmospheric Motion
  • Clear Air Turbulence
  • Flight
  • Flight Paths
  • Instrumentation
  • Jet Streams
  • Measurement
  • Observation
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Turbulence
  • Wind

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Oceanography.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster