Geostrophic Wind Deviation in the Upper Troposphere and Lower Stratosphere in the El Paso-White Sands Area,
Abstract
Wind data at and above the 500-mb level taken from the El Paso rawinsonde station, and pressure-height data at the same levels from Albuquerque, Midland, Tucson, and Chihuahua during the 1965-66 winter and the 1966 summer periods were used to study geostraphic wind deviation. Geostropic winds were computed directly from the pressure-height data by a finite-difference method and compared to the actual wind as measured at El Paso. The variation of the geostrophic deviation with wind speed and pressure-height was examined. Errors involved were analyzed and the 'true' geostrophic deviation and the total wind accelerations were estimated. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1970
- Accession Number
- AD0717269
Entities
People
- Hsing-wu Wu
Organizations
- University of Texas at Austin