Accession Number:

AD0672270

Title:

AN OBJECTIVE TECHNIQUE FOR FORECASTING CONDITIONS BELOW VFR IN STRATUS AND FOG AT PETERSON FIELD, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

WEATHER WING (4TH) ENT AFB COLO

Personal Author(s):

• Knechtel,Kenneth B.

Report Date:

1968-06-01

Pagination or Media Count:

40.0

Abstract:

The paper describes a partially automated investigation, using an IBM 7090 computer, to develop objective forecast techniques for forecasting ceilingvisibility conditions less than 1500 feet andor 3 miles at Colorado Springs, Colorado. Six forecast techniques three seasonal periods and two forecast periods complete with forecast checklists and the selected scatter diagrams are presented as a final result of the investigation. Author

Descriptors:

• (*WEATHER FORECASTING
• COLORADO)
• FOG
• MILITARY FACILITIES
• CLOUD COVER
• VISIBILITY
• STRATUS CLOUDS
• DIURNAL VARIATIONS
• MOUNTAINS
• WIND
• SURFACE PROPERTIES
• BAROMETRIC PRESSURE
• ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE
• PERIODIC VARIATIONS
• AUTOMATION
• DIAGRAMS

Subject Categories:

• Meteorology

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE