High Humidity Extremes in the Upper Air
Abstract
The 1- and 5-percent world-wide high dew-point envelopes from the surface to 10 km are derived statistically from operational rawinsonde data. Values at each level are based on the most extreme month at the most extreme location, as required for the revision of MIL-STD-210A, 'Climatic Extremes for Military Equipment.' A 1-percent frost-point envelope model is extended to 80 km. It is based on limited experimental data and theory. Dew- (frost)-point envelopes and corresponding mixing ratios are tabulated to 80 km.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 06, 1970
- Accession Number
- AD0715894
Entities
People
- D. D. Grantham
- N. Sissenwine
Organizations
- Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories