Stratospheric Residence Times from Balloon Measurements of Wind Shears.

Abstract

The analysis of winds measured by a corona anemometer during a 10-hour balloon flight in the stratosphere between altitudes of 17 km and 25 km has been completed. Calibration of the anemometer was accomplished by cross-correlation with a wind velocity measured from radar track of the balloon. Instrumental noise in the corona anemometer has been estimated, and its effect on calculation of wind shears is discussed. Stratospheric turbulence has been calculated from local wind shears and local temperature profiles. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 31, 1981
Accession Number
ADA098921

Entities

People

  • Norman Rosenberg

Organizations

  • Tel Aviv University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Altitude
  • Amplitude
  • Anemometers
  • Cross Correlation
  • Engineering
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Response
  • High Altitude
  • Lapse Rate
  • Measurement
  • New York
  • Turbulence
  • United States
  • Wind
  • Wind Shear
  • Wind Velocity

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites