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Commercial aircraft as a source of automated meteorological data for GATE and DSTSpecially-equipped wide-body commercial aircraft which are flying tropical and Southern Hemispheric routes are providing a new and unique source of meteorological data with a 100 km spatial resolution. Data have been gathered for the GATE, and the planning for a similar effort for the DST is in progress. These aircraft not only provide synoptic data in critical areas devoid of conventional data, but are, in effect, meteorological research platforms that can provide valuable information on mesoscale phenomena. By 1976 it is anticipated that there will be over 80 such aircraft flying global routes. These specially-equipped jets could also be effectively used for EGGE by providing the nucleus of a supplementary observing system for gathering world-wide meteorological data.
Document ID
19750053459
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Julian, P. R.
(National Center for Atmospheric Research Boulder, Colo., United States)
Steinberg, R.
(NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, Ohio, United States)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2013
Publication Date
February 1, 1975
Publication Information
Publication: American Meteorological Society
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Accession Number
75A37531
Distribution Limits
Public
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