Information retrieval from wide-band meteorological data - An exampleThe methods proposed by Smith and Adelfang (1981) and Smith et al. (1982) are used to calculate probabilities over rectangles and sectors of the gust magnitude-gust length plane; probabilities over the same regions are also calculated from the observed distributions and a comparison is also presented to demonstrate the accuracy of the statistical model. These and other statistical results are calculated from samples of Jimsphere wind profiles at Cape Canaveral. The results are presented for a variety of wavelength bands, altitudes, and seasons. It is shown that wind perturbations observed in Jimsphere wind profiles in various wavelength bands can be analyzed by using digital filters. The relationship between gust magnitude and gust length is modeled with the bivariate gamma distribution. It is pointed out that application of the model to calculate probabilities over specific areas of the gust magnitude-gust length plane can be useful in aerospace design.
Document ID
19830057540
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Adelfang, S. I. (Computer Sciences Corp. Huntsville, AL, United States)
Smith, O. E. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1983
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Meeting Information
Meeting: Conference on Aerospace and Aeronautical Meteorology