An intercomparison of aircraft turbulence measurements made during JASIN ( North Atlantic).

Abstract

During the Joint Air-Sea Interaction (JASIN) experiment over the North Atlantic, three aircraft equipped to measure turbulent fluctuations of wind, temperature and humidity flew together in close formation, in order to compare results. Most runs were made in the atmospheric boundary layer. This paper presents the results of this intercomparison exercise. Results are presented in terms of comparisons between variances and covariances which are further investigated by comparing spectra and co-spectra.-from Authors