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Equivalent Tail-winds on the Shannon to Gander Route

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 January 2010

D. G. Harley
D. G. Harley
Affiliation:
(Meteorological Office)
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Extract

An investigation has been made into the frequency distribution of errors in equivalent tail-winds on the great-circle air-route Shannon to Gander, as forecast at London Airport. In the course of the analysis the frequency-distribution of ‘actual’ equivalent head-winds as measured from the synoptic upper-air charts was also examined, and compared with seasonal means already published. The monthly extremes are tabulated and quarterly mean and standard errors are given, with frequency curves for the summer and winter half-years.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Navigation , Volume 7 , Issue 1 , January 1954 , pp. 16 - 27
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 1954

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