Studies of the climatology of winds, temperature, and turbulence in jet streams

Studies of the climatology of winds, temperature, and turbulence in jet streams
Author: R. M. Endlich
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Total Pages: 62
Release: 1964
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This report consists of three separate papers concerned with the climatology of jet streams and clear-air turbulence. The first paper is entitled 'Jet-Stream Structure over the Central United States Determined from Aircraft Observations.' In this study, empirical models of jet streams are found to agree well with previous models based on data from other regions of the mid-latitudes. Also, we found that variations in the speed field with season and with position in the upper flow pattern were rather small, so that a single model describes the jet stream adequately. The second paper is entitled 'Empirical Relationships Between Gust Intensity in Clear-Air Turbulence and Certain Meteorological Quantities.' This paper provides data of a type that has not been available previously, having applications to aircraft and missile design, and to the determination of world-wide turbulence statistics. The third paper is entitled 'Some Autocorrelations and Spectra of Wind and Temperature in Jet Streams.' Correlations were computed for paths oriented across jet streams and along jet streams. In all cases, the autocorrelations decreased to zero within 25 to 40 percent of the path length, indicating that the distance considered (length of the data sample) is important in determining the shape of the autocorrelation function. Spectral computations showed that only a small portion of the variance lies in the mesoscale range--i.e., in wavelengths smaller than approximately 200 nm. (Author).

Jet Streams of the Atmosphere

Jet Streams of the Atmosphere
Author: United States. Navy. Weather Research Facility
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Total Pages: 240
Release: 1961
Genre: Jet stream
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Rocket Spectra of the Chromosphere

Rocket Spectra of the Chromosphere
Author: H. E. Hinteregger
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Total Pages: 40
Release: 1965
Genre: Emission spectroscopy
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The Cumulus and Meteorological Events of the Florida Peninsula During a Particular Summertime Period

The Cumulus and Meteorological Events of the Florida Peninsula During a Particular Summertime Period
Author: Vernon G. Plank
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Total Pages: 214
Release: 1965
Genre: Cumulus
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The cumulus cloud events of the Florida peninsula that were observed during a 19-day period of photoreconnaissance in August and September 1957 are described and illustrated. The associated meteorological and rainfall events are also described and the intercorrelations among the various observations are pointed out. The study findings revealed that the principal factors governing the cloud and rainfall situations of the different days were (1) the low-level advection of water vapor into the peninsula from the oceanic surroundings, (2) the wind transport, into the heated peninsula from the oceans during the daytime, of pre -existing cumulus populations containing appreciable liquid water, (3) the low-level convergence, and associated updraft motion, engendered by the synoptic situation and the peninsula sea breezes, and (4) the precipitable water content of the lower Florida air mass. (Author)