Accession Number:
AD0739167
Title:
Meteorological Conditions Associated with CAT Observations in Project HAVEN HOP
Descriptive Note:
Technical Report
Corporate Author:
AIR FORCE CAMBRIDGE RESEARCH LABS HANSCOM AFB MA HANSCOM AFB
Personal Author(s):
Report Date:
1972-01-07
Pagination or Media Count:
30.0
Abstract:
Data from Project HAVEN HOP, an AFCRL clear-air turbulence program, are presented. CAT encounters and associated meteorological data are shown for several individual cases. Analyses of these data showed the stronger CAT to be associated with strong static stability. This is in agreement with theoretical considerations in which K-H instability may form in stable layers associated with strong vertical wind shear. The analyses also suggested an association between CAT and the horizontal shear regions of the jet flow. Author