Handbook of Geophysics and Space Environments. Chapter 6. Winds (Rev)

Abstract

This report is a revision of Chapter 4 of the 1965 Edition, Handbook of Geophysics and Space Environments. The need for geophysical and astrophysical information is critical to the design of aircraft, missiles, and satellites. The Handbook of Geophysics and Space Environments is an attempt by the U.S. Air Force to organize some of these data into one source. Winds, surface to 90 km, are discussed in this Chapter. Information on winds as a function of height, large scale wind structure, wind profiles, and design data on winds are included.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 21, 1983
Accession Number
ADA132018

Entities

People

  • Allen E. Cole
  • Arthur J. Kantor
  • Donald D. Grantham
  • Irving I. Gringorten
  • Paul Tattelman

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Anemometers
  • Boundary Layer
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Diurnal Variations
  • Environment
  • Geography
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Meteorology
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Pressure Gradients
  • Statistics
  • Terrain
  • Turbulence
  • United States
  • Wind Shear

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Business Analytics

Technology Areas

  • Space