PECULIARITIES OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF INCREASED TURBULENCE ZONES AT ALTITUDES IN THE ARCTIC (OSOBENNOSTI RASPREDELENIYA ZON POVYSHENNOI TURBULENTNOSTI NA VYSOTAKH V ARKTIKE),

Abstract

The paper describes the distribution of turbulence aloft in the Arctic, especially zones of high turbulence. The study was based on temperature and wind sounding data from 13 Soviet and non-Soviet polar stations for the period 1958-1960 and from drifting stations over a longer period of years. At these stations, the probability of zones of high turbulence was determined for the characteristic months of the seasons: January (winter), April (spring), July (summer) and October (autumn). Data from 7,500 radiosonde launchings were analyzed. An indirect method was used to determine the probability of zones of high turbulence. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 22, 1967
Accession Number
AD0673453

Entities

People

  • A. M. Kavrova

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Launching
  • Probability
  • Radiosondes
  • Turbulence

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Information Retrieval
  • Polar and Arctic Studies