COMPARISON OF JET AIRCRAFT AND TIROS IV VIEWS OF DENSITY AND ORGANIZATION OF CLOUDS

EDWARD L. HONODEL U.S. Weather Bureau, Honolulu, Hawaii

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Abstract

Cloud pictures taken from jet aircraft flying at approximately 30,000 ft. are compared with picturcs taken at the same time by TIROS IV. Comparison is also made with sea level and upper air charts. The study suggests that a catalog of simultaneous TIROS and aircraft pictures would be of value to pilots and meteorologists for flight planning and preparing terminal forecasts.

Abstract

Cloud pictures taken from jet aircraft flying at approximately 30,000 ft. are compared with picturcs taken at the same time by TIROS IV. Comparison is also made with sea level and upper air charts. The study suggests that a catalog of simultaneous TIROS and aircraft pictures would be of value to pilots and meteorologists for flight planning and preparing terminal forecasts.

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