Accession Number:

AD0601944

Title:

LOW-LEVEL, FINE-SCALE WIND DETERMINATION BY CAPTIVE BALLOONS,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

AIR PROVING GROUND CENTER EGLIN AFB FLA

Personal Author(s):

• Banks,William O.

Report Date:

1964-05-01

Pagination or Media Count:

26.0

Abstract:

A flexible, inexpensive micrometeorological network using captive balloons is described. Captive balloon anemometry is compared to pibal and tower methods of measuring winds aloft. Correlation coefficients are computed between measurements made using four captive balloons and a 50-ft tower. Author

Descriptors:

• (*WIND DIRECTION INDICATORS
• METEOROLOGICAL BALLOONS)
• (*METEOROLOGICAL BALLOONS
• WIND DIRECTION INDICATORS)
• WIND
• MEASUREMENT
• BALLOONS
• ANEMOMETERS
• TOWERS
• CORRELATION TECHNIQUES
• TEST FACILITIES
• MICROMETEOROLOGY

Subject Categories:

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE