An analysis of the AVE-SESAME I period using statistical structure and correlation functions.

Abstract

Structure and correlation functions are used to describe atmospheric variability during the 10-11 April day of AVE-SESAME 1979 that coincided with the Red River Valley tornado outbreak. The special mesoscale rawinsonde data are employed in calculations involving temperature, geopotential height, horizontal wind speed and mixing ratio. Results show that mesoscale features are prominent during the composite period. -from Authors