THE CHRISTMAS ISLAND WIND PROFILER - A PROTOTYPE VHF WIND-PROFILING RADAR FOR THE TROPICS

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GAGE, KS
MCAFEE, JR
ECKLUND, WL
CARTER, DA
WILLIAMS, CR
JOHNSTON, PE
RIDDLE, AC
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10.1175/1520-0426(1994)011<0022:TCIWPA>2.0.CO;2
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P75 [海洋工程];
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0814 ; 081505 ; 0824 ; 082401 ;
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After a decade of development, VHF wind profilers are being used for atmospheric research at several locations in the tropical Pacific. A prototype 50-MHz wind profiler was installed on Christmas Island in 1985 and has operated continuously since March 1986 to monitor tropical wind fields in the altitude range 1.8-18 km. This paper presents an overview of the Christmas Island wind profiler and reviews its performance. A survey of sample wind observations and a brief climatology of the observed winds are included.
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