DISTRIBUTION OF ROBIN SENSED WIND SHEARS AT 30 TO 70 KILOMETERS.

Abstract

Distributions of wind shear for several layer thicknesses were computed for six stations from a selected sample of ROBIN sensor meteorological rocket soundings. Wind shears in the 30- to 70-km layer are generally weak but very strong shears were occasionally observed. Strongest shears occur at highest altitudes, 60 to 70 km, over latitude stations during the seasons of reversal in zonal flow. There is also evidence that wind shears decrease in strength with increasing latitude. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0686110

Entities

People

  • Henry A. Salmela
  • Norman Sissenwine

Organizations

  • Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Grids
  • Latitude
  • Thickness
  • Wind
  • Wind Shear

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.