SYNOPSIS OF A THUNDERSTORM RESEARCH PROGRAM (ROUGHRIDER) FOR 1966-1967
Abstract
The ultimate objective of the meteorologists involved in this particular study of the cumulonimbus was to obtain sufficient data during various stages of the cycling thunderstorm so as to be able to produce a detailed model of the subject and thus improve the ability to predict the magnitude and, where applicable, the direction of the variables involved. This project required a platform from which instrumentation could be utilized to sample the sought after storm information. The platform was an instrumented AF F-100F aircraft which was used to penetrate thunderstorms and the air space surrounding the perimeter of the storm. The aircraft was vectored by ground radar into the particular areas of interest to record the various data. This information would be analyzed with data recorded simultaneously by ground based meteorological equipment to provide a relatively detailed, time correlated picture of the synoptic situation. Needless to say, the data acquired is voluminous in quantity and at the time of this writing is in the preliminary stages of analysis. Therefore, this report will not delve into a detailed discussion of the data but shall note from whom such an analysis can eventually be obtained.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1968
- Accession Number
- AD0676006
Entities
People
- Edward Miller