Wind Field Observations by Doppler Radar in a New England Snowstorm
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Fields of wind velocity, divergence, and reflectivity were derived from Doppler radar measurements in a New England storm over a 6-hr. period. 9 laycr of casterlies near the surfncc increased in depth and speed during the period. Above this layer the wind veered with hcight to SW and W, and then backed to SW. Changes in wind dircction with time in thc layer bctween 4 and 6 km. indicr)ted the pnssagc of mesoscale short wave troughs. Layers of convergence and divergence, alternating with height, appeared to bc related to the wind regions.
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