Cape Canaveral Sea Breezes

Jack W. Reed Sandia Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87185

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Abstract

Anemometer records from five levels on a 151 m meteorological tower have been analyzed. Results show an approximate elliptical clockwise diurnal oscillation of the sea breeze component of the wind. The oscillation amplitude increases with height; it is largest in May and smallest in January.

Abstract

Anemometer records from five levels on a 151 m meteorological tower have been analyzed. Results show an approximate elliptical clockwise diurnal oscillation of the sea breeze component of the wind. The oscillation amplitude increases with height; it is largest in May and smallest in January.

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