TEMPERATURES AND TURBULENCE AT TROPOPAUSE LEVELS OVER HURRICANE BEULAH (1967)

@article{Waco1970TEMPERATURESAT,
  title={TEMPERATURES AND TURBULENCE AT TROPOPAUSE LEVELS OVER HURRICANE BEULAH (1967)},
  author={David E. Waco},
  journal={Monthly Weather Review},
  year={1970},
  volume={98},
  pages={749-755}
}
  • D. Waco
  • Published 1 October 1970
  • Environmental Science, Physics
  • Monthly Weather Review
Abstract Horizontal and vertical temperature variations along with true gust velocity measurements of atmospheric turbulence were obtained above hurricane Beulah (1967) by an instrumented U–2. The U–2 flight was part of the U.S. Air Force High Altitude Clear Air Turbulence program. Pertinent findings include: (1) location of the tropopause just above the cloud tops at 54,000 ft (100 mb) with a temperature of −86°C, 12°C lower than the mean; (2) a vertical temperature rise of 11°C in a few… 
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