Journal of Applied Meteorology: Recent submissions

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    • Physical Studies of the Santa Barbara Cloud Seeding Project 

      Smith, T. B. (American Meteorological Society, 1962)
      Physical storm characteristics during the operational period of the Santa Barbara Cloud Seeding Project have been studied. It is shown that the vertical storm structure, particularly the depth of the low-level convective ...

    • Reliability of Precipitation Measurements as Related to Exposure 

      Brown, Merle J.; Peck, Eugene L. (American Meteorological Society, 1962)
      A subjective classification system was developed to evaluate the reliability of measurements of precipitation occurring primarily as snow in relation to the exposure of the gage. This system was used in classifying 30 sites ...

    • Empirical Comparisons of Meteorological Rocket Wind Sensors 

      Jenkins, Kenneth R. (American Meteorological Society, 1962)
      Graphical comparisons of the wind responses of several meteorological rocket sensors are presented to demonstrate the applicability of the contemporary systems to the problem of measuring winds at altitudes in excess of ...

    • A Procedure for an Automatic Machine Reduction of Telemetered Morse Code Data 

      White, Dorothy A.; Nehez, James J. (American Meteorological Society, 1962)
      This article describes a procedure used in progressing from the magnetic tape recordings of telemetered Morse coded data to the decoded data values used in subsequent calculations. The process provides for the elimination ...

    • A Compressed-Scale System of Portable Visibility Lights for Nighttime Use 

      Taylor, John H.; Rennilson, Justin J. (American Meteorological Society, 1962)
      A system of visibility lights for nighttime use at advanced or tactical air bases has been designed by the Visibility Laboratory of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, Calif. This system enables a more precise ...

    • The Probability of Completion of Outdoor Work 

      McQuigg, James D.; Decker, Wayne L. (American Meteorological Society, 1962)
      If an outdoor job were being planned in an area which never received precipitation, all facilities could be scheduled with assurance that work could proceed to completion without interruption because of precipitation. In ...

    • A Bayesian Approach to Decision Making in Applied Meteorology 

      Epstein, Edward S. (American Meteorological Society, 1962)
      The problem of decision making in applied meteorology is approached from the point of view of decision theory and subjectivist statistics. The modern concept of ?utility? is discussed, and optional rules for decision making ...

    • Probability Statements in Weather Forecasting 

      Root, Halbert E. (American Meteorological Society, 1962)
      Subjective rain probability forecasts issued by the Weather Bureau Forecast Center at San Francisco during four winter seasons are evaluated. It was found that the observed occurrence of rain tended to be greater than ...

    • Tornado Composite Charts for the Canadian Prairies 

      Lowe, A. B.; McKay, G. A. (American Meteorological Society, 1962)
      Composite charts of tornado situations are presented for the surface, 850-, 700-, 500-, and 200-mb levels for Manitoba and Saskatchewan. These charts do not cover all possible situations but are only for the most common ...

    • Specification of Monthly Mean Surface Temperatures from 700-mb Heights 

      Klein, William H. (American Meteorological Society, 1962)
      Multiple regression equations relating surface temperature to the mid-tropospheric circulation pattern are tested on observed 30-day mean 700-mb heights. The equations are found to specify monthly mean temperatures within ...

    • Some Characteristic Features of the Jet Stream Complex during Selected Synoptic Conditions 

      Serebreny, Sidney M.; Wiegman, Eldon J.; Hadfield, Rex G. (American Meteorological Society, 1962)
      This article restates some of the important features in an idealized jet stream complex and presents cross sections showing the structure of jet streams during selected synoptic situations. The jet stream complex consists ...

    • Synoptic Interpretation of Some TIROS Vortex Patterns: A Preliminary Cyclone Model 

      Boucher, Roland J.; Newcomb, Ralph J. (American Meteorological Society, 1962)
      Twenty-one vortex cloud patterns from TIROS I wide angle photographs were related to the pertinent features of the corresponding synoptic analyses. A five-stage model depicting the evolution of a cyclonic vortex pattern ...

    • Maximum Snow Loads along the Western Slopes of the Wasatch Mountains of Utah 

      Brown, Merle J.; Williams, Philip (American Meteorological Society, 1962)
      For the Salt Lake Valley and adjacent western slopes of the Wasatch Mountains 25-, 50-, and 100-year snow loads were determined, using the theory of extreme probability. Maximum seasonal snow depths were used to estimate ...

    • Extrapolation and Observation of the 25-mb surface Height over Canada and Alaska 

      Orvig, Svenn (American Meteorological Society, 1962)
      Computation of thickness and extrapolation methods for the obtaining of 25-mb heights are discussed. Data used in construction of a set of extrapolation graphs for the 25-mb level over North America north of 50N show, as ...

    • A Contribution to the Climatology of the Arctic Stratosphere 

      McClain, E. Paul (American Meteorological Society, 1962)
      A previous study by the author of January temperatures in the mid-stratosphere at several arctic stations near 80W has been extended to include stations in other sectors of the Arctic and the additional months of December ...

    • An Approach to the Quantitative Prediction of Anomalous Blast Effects 

      Gilbert, George H. (American Meteorological Society, 1962)
      Examples are given of the way in which concentrations of sound rays occur for a number of different velocity of sound vs. height profiles, and a method is devised whereby the location of peak concentrations of rays can be ...

    • Air Blast and Ground Shock Waves Generated at Long Distances from Demolitions of High Explosives 

      Cook, M. A.; Keyes, R. T.; Ursenbach, W. O. (American Meteorological Society, 1962)
      A summary of air blast wave and seismic wave measurements at long distances from chemical detonations obtained during a survey of demolition activities at installations of the Field Service Division, Ordnance Ammunition ...

    • A Standard Deviation Computer 

      Brock, Fred V.; Provine, Daniel J. (American Meteorological Society, 1962)
      The standard deviation computer is a small electronic analog device which is designed to calculate the standard deviation of a voltage signal with less than 5 per cent error. The output is a continuous voltage signal ...

    • Argonne Automatic, Meteorological Data Processing System 

      Moses, Harry; Kulhanek, Frank C. (American Meteorological Society, 1962)
      This paper describes a data processing system for recording automatically on paper punch tape and a teletypewriter 29 different meteorological variables measured at the Argonne National Laboratory. The meteorological sensors ...

    • Double Theodolite Pibal Evaluation by Computer 

      Thyer, Norman (American Meteorological Society, 1962)
      The position of a pilot balloon, which is being followed by two theodolites, can be computed by using all four theodolite angles to make an optimum estimate of the balloon's position and also indicate the probable magnitude ...