Abstract: An estimate of the vertical wind component up to an altitude of 15 km is derived from FPS-16 radar/Jimsphere ascent-rate measurements. The method involves removing ascent-rate profile variations which are not associated ...

Abstract: The mesoscale structure of atmospheric winds between the surface and 20 km is analyzed using data obtained from the FPS-16 radar/Jimsphere precision wind measuring system. The accuracy and resolution of these data are far ...

Abstract: A first-order theory of the fluctuating lift and drag coefficients associated with the aerodynamically induced motions of rising and falling spherical wind sensors is developed. The equations of motion of a sensor are ...