A comparison of numerically determined divergent and non-divergent winds to geostrophic winds.

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Lacey, Fred Ernst
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Haltiner, G.J.
Date of Issue
1964
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1964
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Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
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en_US
Abstract
Numerical weather analysis relies heavily on numerically computed winds both for direct output and internally for calculating advection and other purposes. It is the intent of this paper to compute, analyze, and compare the geostrophic, the non-divergent, the divergent, and a combination of the latter two. Where there occurs a significant difference between these numerically derived winds, an attempt is made to compare each to the observed winds. This study is made for all standard levels through 300 mb. Data and several computer programs were furnished by the U.S. Navy Fleet Numerical Weather Facility, Monterey, California.
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Meteorology and Oceanography
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Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.
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