Accession Number:

AD0601704

Title:

A COMPARISON OF NUMERICALLY DETERMINED DIVERGENT AND NON-DIVERGENT WINDS TO GEOSTROPHIC WINDS.

Descriptive Note:

Master's thesis,

Corporate Author:

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF

Personal Author(s):

• Lacey,Fred Ernst

Report Date:

1964-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

40.0

Abstract:

Numerical weather analysis relies heavily on numerically computed winds both for direct output and internally for calculating advection and other purposes. It is the intent of this paper to compute, analyze, and compare the geostrophic, the non-divergent, the divergent, and a combination of the latter two. Where there occurs a significant difference between these numerically derived winds, an attempt is made to compare each to the observed winds. This study is made for all standard levels through 300 mb. Data and several computer programs were furnished by the U. S. Navy Fleet Numerical Weather Facility, Monterey, California. Author

Descriptors:

• *WIND
• *ATMOSPHERIC MOTION
• WEATHER FORECASTING
• WEATHER FORECASTING
• VELOCITY
• TEMPERATURE
• COMPUTER PROGRAMMING
• METEOROLOGICAL CHARTS
• EQUATIONS

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Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE