Publication Date:
2011-08-19
Description:
The accuracy of temperature, pressure, potential temperature, and horizontal wind measurements is discussed in connection with the use of Meteorological Measurement System data in the AAOE. The vertical distribution of temperature measurements and latitudinal variations of the zonal wind for 12 flights over Antarctica during the 1987 AAOE campaign are summarized. Model atmospheres from 0 to 32 km at 70 deg and 55 deg S for the August-September period are constructed. Above the 420 K isentropic surface, the polar vortex remains strong throughout August and September of 1987.
Keywords:
METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY
Type:
Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227); 94; 11573-11
Format:
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