High-resolution wind and temperature observations from aircraft tracked by Mode-S air traffic control radar

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  De Haan, S ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; AIRCRAFT CONTROL; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CONTROL TOWERS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; HUMIDITY CONTROL; METEOROLOGY; RADAR; RADIOSONDES; TAR;

AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; AIRCRAFT OBSERVATIONS; ATMOSPHERIC PROFILE; DATA LINK; DATA VOLUME; FLIGHT LEVELS; GROUND-TRACK; HIGH RESOLUTION; HORIZONTAL WINDS; MESOSCALE; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; METEOROLOGICAL DATA; METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION; MODE-S RADAR; NETHERLANDS; NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODELS; PRE-PROCESSING STEP; SCHIPHOL AIRPORTS; TEMPERATURE OBSERVATIONS; TIME FREQUENCY; UPPER AIR;

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL;

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL; AIRBORNE SURVEY; AIRPORT; CALIBRATION; CORRECTION; HUMIDITY; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; RADAR; RADIOSONDE; RESOLUTION; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TRACKING; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND PROFILE;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 79958044637     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD015264     Document Type: Article

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