Tropopause Detected by Radar

Tropopause Detected by Radar

The tropopause has been detected by ultrasensitive, narrow-beam, microwave (10.7-centimeter) and ultrahigh-frequency (71.5-cm) radars. Its reflectivity is consistent with that expected theoretically for a refractively turbulent medium. Indications are that the layer is also mechanically turbulent, a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1966-09, Vol.153 (3740), p.1110-1112
Hauptverfasser: Atlas, David, Hardy, Kenneth R., Glover, Kenneth M., Katz, Isadore, Konrad, Thomas G.
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Light refraction
Mercury
Radar
Radar echoes
Reflectance
Thermocouples
Tropopause
Turbulence
Wavelengths
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Zusammenfassung:The tropopause has been detected by ultrasensitive, narrow-beam, microwave (10.7-centimeter) and ultrahigh-frequency (71.5-cm) radars. Its reflectivity is consistent with that expected theoretically for a refractively turbulent medium. Indications are that the layer is also mechanically turbulent, and that electromagnetic scatter techniques may be used to detect high-altitude clear-air turbulence.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.153.3740.1110