The characteristics of high altitude turbulence and its associated meteorological features are reviewed. Findings based on data from NASA flight research programs with prototype military aircraft, the XB-70 and YF-12A, are emphasized. An example of detailed numerical atmospheric simulations, which may provide greatly increased understanding of these earlier turbulence observations, is presented. Comparisons between observation and numerical simulation should help to delineate the limitations of analysis techniques and improve our understanding of atmospheric processes in the stratosphere.
High altitude turbulence for supersonic cruise vehicles
Aerospace century XXI: Space sciences, applications, and commercial developments ; 1986 ; Boulder, CO, United States
1987-01-01
Conference paper
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English
High-Altitude Turbulence For Supersonic Airplanes
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