Winds, temperatures, and densities over Thule, Greenland at 25 to 65 kilometers /

• Main Authors: Kantor, Arthur J., Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories (U.S.)
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Winds; Stratosphere; Sounding rockets; Radiosondes; Meteorology; Mesosphere; Atmospheric temperature; Atmospheric density; Bedford; Greenland; Thule
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015095132737

Preliminary estimates of mean monthly and annual wind, temperature and density patterns at Thule AFB are provided for altitudes 25 to 65 km. Maximum mean monthly zonal winds occur during the solstice months. Values are 30 mps from the east in June and nearly 60 mps from the west in December. The mer...