THE USE OF PRESSURE ALTITUDE AND ALTIMETER CORRECTIONS IN METEOROLOGYSource: Journal of Meteorology:;1945:;volume( 002 ):;issue: 001::page 1Author:Bellamy, John C.
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1945)002<0001:TUOPAA>2.0.CO;2Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: This discussion presents a scheme that has been found to be very convenient for the three-dimensional representation of the pressure and temperature fields in the atmosphere both for forecasting and for aircraft operations. The terms pressure altitude (zp), altimeter correction (D) and specific temperature anomaly (S) are defined and their physical interpretation discussed. The hydrostatic equation, the geostrophic and gradient wind equations, and the thermal wind equations are stated in terms of these parameters. All necessary tables and calculation diagrams including a thermodynamic chart called the pastagram are presented. Applications of the proposed scheme to pressure-height computations, wind calculations, aircraft operations and general synoptic analysis are given together with a number of examples.
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contributor author | Bellamy, John C. | |
date accessioned | 2017-06-09T14:09:36Z | |
date available | 2017-06-09T14:09:36Z | |
date copyright | 1945/03/01 | |
date issued | 1945 | |
identifier issn | 0095-9634 | |
identifier other | ams-13525.pdf | |
identifier uri | http://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4148985 | |
description abstract | This discussion presents a scheme that has been found to be very convenient for the three-dimensional representation of the pressure and temperature fields in the atmosphere both for forecasting and for aircraft operations. The terms pressure altitude (zp), altimeter correction (D) and specific temperature anomaly (S) are defined and their physical interpretation discussed. The hydrostatic equation, the geostrophic and gradient wind equations, and the thermal wind equations are stated in terms of these parameters. All necessary tables and calculation diagrams including a thermodynamic chart called the pastagram are presented. Applications of the proposed scheme to pressure-height computations, wind calculations, aircraft operations and general synoptic analysis are given together with a number of examples. | |
publisher | American Meteorological Society | |
title | THE USE OF PRESSURE ALTITUDE AND ALTIMETER CORRECTIONS IN METEOROLOGY | |
type | Journal Paper | |
journal volume | 2 | |
journal issue | 1 | |
journal title | Journal of Meteorology | |
identifier doi | 10.1175/1520-0469(1945)002<0001:TUOPAA>2.0.CO;2 | |
journal fristpage | 1 | |
journal lastpage | 79 | |
tree | Journal of Meteorology:;1945:;volume( 002 ):;issue: 001 | |
contenttype | Fulltext |