Preliminary Assessment of Temperature Induced Radiosonde Humidity Errors and Effects on Apparent Low -Level Refractive Structures (Block Program WF 52-55-091 NEPRF).

摘要

Standard radiosonde measurements and procedures are subject to significant temperature-induced humidity errors in the near surface layer. These errors, when experienced at coastal locations and applied to open ocean conditions may result in spurious surface-based ducts which have serious implications for the authenticity and application of world-wide refractive climatologies in naval planning and operations, and in the development and verification of prediction techniques. Efforts are underway at the Pacific Missile Test Center to determine the magnitude of this problem, and to recommend modified measurement procedures and correction factors that can be applied to existing data. (Author)