A New Method of Studying the Fine Structure of Air Movements in the Free Atmosphere
By: J. Warner and E. G. Bowen
Abstract
A new method of measurement of the fine structure of air movements in the atmosphere is described. It depends on the use of radar equipment to follow and track the position of freely falling strips of light metal foil which have been distributed by aircraft or balloon in the region under investigation. The method is capable of direct measurement of vertical air velocity, divergence, and the fine structure of wind in the free atmosphere. The results of some preliminary investigations of the method are described.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v5i1.8564 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554
Language: English
Page range: 36 - 41
Published on: Jan 1, 1953
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 1953 J. Warner, E. G. Bowen, published by Stockholm University Press
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