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The Representativeness of Winds-Aloft Observations

Jack W. Reed 1
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  • 1 Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Print Publication:
01 Jun 1954
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0477-35.6.253
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253–256
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By using radar winds accurate to ± 2 fps the hourly turbulent wind variation is found to be approximately ± 6 fps. This limitation is then used to determine optimum procedures for both observing and forecasting accuracy.

By using radar winds accurate to ± 2 fps the hourly turbulent wind variation is found to be approximately ± 6 fps. This limitation is then used to determine optimum procedures for both observing and forecasting accuracy.

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