Evaluation of the NOAA-4 VTPR Thermal Winds for Nuclear Fallout Predictions.

Abstract

The procedure and theory for determining wind profiles from radiance measurements obtained by vertical temperature profile sounders on polar orbiting meteorological satellites are presented. The use of the wind profiles from 15 to 30 km altitude in the generation of nuclear fallout prediction on the battlefield is discussed. Comparisons of winds obtained with this technique with profiles obtained from radiosonde measurements have been made for 33 sets of data. Results of these comparisons indicate that the winds derived from radiance measurements are sufficiently accurate to satisfy the Army's requirements for wind data, in the 15 to 30 km altitude range, for nuclear fallout prediction. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA040417

Entities

People

  • Louis D. Duncan
  • Mary Ann Seagraves

Organizations

  • United States Army Communications-Electronics Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Altitude
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Artillery
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Battlefields
  • Blast
  • Computations
  • Ecology
  • Measurement
  • Meteorological Satellites
  • Meteorology
  • Military Research
  • Nuclear Fallout
  • Observation
  • Security
  • Temperature Gradients

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Nuclear Civil Defense.

Technology Areas

  • Space