The Use of the Air Force Academy High Wind Alert System in Forecasting Moderate Intensity Wind Events for Military Bases in the Colorado Springs Area

Abstract

A study of the problem of forecasting moderate intensity wind events in the Colorado Springs area, which are operationally significant to the military bases there, was conducted over a three year period. This study centered on the use of the United States Air Force Academy High Wind Alert System, a network of automatic observing stations in the foothills of the Air Force Academy. The usefulness of the High Wind Alert System as an aid to forecasting the onset of moderate intensity events at the other bases was investigated. The results of a statistical analysis of data taken from the High Wind Alert System on a number of days during which the synoptic conditions indicated the possibility of a moderate intensity wind event are presented, with emphasis on the correlation between the output from the High Wind Alert System and the time of onset of moderate intensity winds at the concerned bases. The results of this analysis, along with the possible empirical forecasting rules they suggest, are explained.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA267648

Entities

People

  • Douglas S Clark

Organizations

  • Pennsylvania State University

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Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Cold Fronts
  • Colorado
  • Delphi Method
  • Electronic Equipment
  • False Alarms
  • Geography
  • Intensity
  • Lead Time
  • Meteorology
  • Pressure Gradients
  • Richardson Number
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Temperature Gradients
  • United States
  • United States Air Force Academy

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  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Proposed Air Force Base Actions.