Cost Effectiveness Evaluation of Dropsonde Derived Sea Level Pressures in Tropical Cyclones of the Western North Pacific.

Abstract

This study shows that Jordan's (1957) regression equation for calculating minimum sea level pressure from 700 mb height data can be used operationally for determining tropical cyclone intensity. By using Jordan's equation for minimum sea level pressure estimates, instead of dropsonde measured sea level pressure, a dollar savings of approximately $100,000 will be realized in the Western North Pacific each year. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA064540

Entities

People

  • Orlin R. Scrivener
  • Robert E. Mcpeek

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Cost Effectiveness
  • Costs
  • Cyclones
  • Data Sets
  • Delphi Method
  • Dropsondes
  • Equations
  • Fleet Weather Central
  • Measurement
  • Observation
  • Reconnaissance
  • Reconnaissance Aircraft
  • Sea Level
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Tropical Cyclones

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis