Publication

1967 - U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Environmental Science Services Administration, Institutes for Environmental Research, National Hurricane Research Laboratory, Miami, Florida, Florida

Language

English

Word Count

7,750 words, Guess

Page Count

31 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCQC851 .N628 no. 80

Alternate Titles

  • Synoptic experiment in the tropics

Description

An intensive reconnaissance expedition, involving the use of multilevel aircraft flights and special radiosonde ascents, was carried out over the eastern Caribbean during a relatively quiescent period in October 1965. This paper contains, first, an outline of the type of instrumentation used and the methods applied in reducing, correcting, and analyzing the data. Next, sample analyses are presented for each of the five levels and for 1 of the 6 days of the project, showing the distribution of winds, geopolitical heights, temperatures, mixing ratios, vertical velocities, and cloud patterns. Finally, a summary of the spatial variability of the various quantities is given with a discussion concerning the amount of uncertainty in the analyses.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • ESSA technical memorandum. IERTM-NHRL -- 80

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