Accession Number:

AD0729790

Title:

A Statistical Model for Estimation of Variability Variances from Noisy Data.

Descriptive Note:

Research and development technical rept.,

Corporate Author:

ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES LAB WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE N MEX

Personal Author(s):

• Duncan,Louis D.

Report Date:

1971-05-01

Pagination or Media Count:

29.0

Abstract:

A statistical model is developed which yields estimates of space and time variability variances atmospheric. Reasonable assumptions were made to extract the measurement error. A model of an experiment wherein measurements are taken simultaneously at two stations and at two fixed times is analyzed in detail. To obtain a solution for this case it was necessary to make assumptions of equality of certain covariances of space and time variability. The model was then extended to the case of N 2 temporal observations. In this case it was only necessary to assume a reasonable regularity among the random variables representing space variability. Methods for attacking the more general experiment are discussed briefly. Author

Descriptors:

• *METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA
• *STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
• TEMPERATURE
• WIND
• DENSITY

Subject Categories:

• Meteorology
• Statistics and Probability

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE