REAL-TIME COMPUTATIONS OF PILOT BALLOON WINDS
Abstract
The report shows that the mean wind through a given altitude layer can be determined from balloon tracking data without computing wind values for individual points within the altitude layer. The assumptions involved in the procedure are similar to the assumption made in numerical differentiating techniques, i.e., the position can be approximated by a polynomial. Two such techniques are investigated. One uses a linear equation to approximate the position; the other uses a cubic equation. These techniques were applied to balloon data from 27 balloon tracks and compared with results obtained from numerical differentiation. It is shown that there is very little difference among the results of the various calculation procedures.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1968
- Accession Number
- AD0667923
Entities
People
- Bernard F. Engebos
- Louis D. Duncan
Organizations
- Atmospheric Sciences Laboratory