A Statistical Verification of a Ten Year Time Series of Computed Surface Wind Conditions Over the North Pacific and North Atlantic Oceans.
Abstract
An attempt was made to evaluate the accuracy of a hind cast time series of surface wind vector components and speeds for the period of January 1960 through December 1969. The quasi-geostrophic model used to calculate these records is described as well as the twelve-hourly surface pressure data which were used as input. The central moments of the probability distributions of the computed records are compared to those of corresponding time series observed on Ocean Station Vessels. Linear correlation coefficients between observed and computed records were found to average 0.81 for the components of the wind vector and 0.65 for the wind speed. Regression relations between computed and observed records also are presented.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1974
- Accession Number
- ADA005869
Entities
People
- Sigurd Erling Larson
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School