Determination of the horizontal pressure gradient force using global positioning system on board an instrumented aircraft

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 521-528

  Parish, Thomas R ^a   Burkhart, Matthew D ^a   Rodi, Alfred R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; PRESSURE GRADIENT; RADIO ALTIMETERS; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; TRACKING RADAR;

AIRBORNE PLATFORM; HORIZONTAL PRESSURE GRADIENT FORCE; ISOBARIC SURFACE;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; PRESSURE GRADIENT; RADIO ALTIMETERS; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; TRACKING RADAR;

AIRBORNE SURVEY; ALTIMETRY; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; COMPLEX TERRAIN; DATA PROCESSING; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; GPS; PRESSURE GRADIENT; WIND; WIND FORCING;

EID: 34047240818     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH1986.1     Document Type: Article

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