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Item Open Access Computer simulation of irradiance measurements from aircraft(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1975) Poellot, Michael R., author; Cox, Stephen K., author; Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, publisherItem Open Access Data summary of NOAA's hurricane inner-core radial leg flight penetrations 1957-1967, and 1969(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1976) Gray, William M., author; Shea, Dennis J., author; Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, publisherItem Open Access Discussion of: Project Jet Stream research flight no. 30, April 1957(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1962) Reiter, Elmar R., author; Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, publisherItem Open Access Microphysical and radiative properties of marine stratocumulus from tethered balloon measurements(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1989) Duda, David P., author; Stephens, Graeme L., 1952-, author; Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, publisherItem Open Access Radiation data reduction procedures for Sabreliner, C-130, and DC-6 aircraft during the GARP Atlantic Tropical Experiment(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1976) Albrecht, Bruce A., author; Cox, Stephen K., author; Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, publisherA description of the basic radiation data gathering systems used on three U.S. aircraft during the GARP Atlantic Tropical Experiment.Item Open Access The CSU data set of the FIRE marine stratocumulus IFO(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1988-08) Hein, Paul F., author; Cox, Stephen K., author; Duda, David P., author; Guinn, Thomas A., author; Johnson-Pasqua, Christopher M., author; Schubert, Wayne H., author; McKee, Thomas B., author; Smith, William L., Jr., author; Kleist, John D., authorItem Open Access The CSU tethered balloon data set of the FIRE marine stratocumulus IFO(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1988) Hein, Paul F., author; Cox, Stephen K., author; Schubert, Wayne H., author; Johnson-Pasqua, Christopher M., author; Duda, David P., author; Guinn, Thomas A., author; Mulloy, Mike, author; McKee, Thomas B., author; Smith, William L., author; Kleist, John D., author; Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, publisherItem Open Access The Sabreliner data set of the FIRE cirrus IFO(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1987) Hein, Paul F., author; Cox, Stephen K., author; Johnson-Pasqua, Christopher M., author; Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, publisherItem Open Access Tropical cyclone observation and forecasting with and without aircraft reconnaissance(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1988-05) Martin, Joel D., author; Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, publisherItem Open Access Vortex structure and dynamics of Florida Keys waterspouts: 1974 field experiment, final report(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1974) Sinclair, P. C., author; Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, publisherFrom direct penetrations of the waterspout funnel by specially instrumented aircraft, a quantitative description of the dynamic-thermodynamic structure of the waterspout has been developed. The Navier-Stokes equations of motion for the waterspout vortex are simplified by an extensive order of magnitude analysis of each term in the equations. The reduced set of equations provides a realistic mathematical model of the waterspout vortex. Further simplification shows that the cyclostrophic-Rankine combined vortex model accounts for, on the average, approximately 63% of the measured pressure drop from the environment to the waterspout core. The penetration measurements show that the waterspout funnel consists of a strong rotary and vertical field (radial component is smaller) of motion which results in a combined flow pattern similar to that of a helical vortex. In general, the measurements indicate that this one-cell vortex structure is the dominate configuration. However, several penetrations suggest reduced positive vertical velocities near the funnel core, and in one case, a downdraft core with vertical velocity of -0.8 msec-1. These measurements indicate that waterspout vortex may in some stages of development have a structure more closely described by the two-cell vortex such as discovered by Sinclair (1966, 1973) for the dust devil vortex. The temperature and pressure structure show that the waterspout, like the dust devil, is a warm core (ΔT = 0.1 to 0.5°C), low pressure (ΔP = -0.6 to -8.4 mb) vortex. All aircraft penetrations of the visible funnels were made within 150 m of cloud base at speeds of 55-65 msec-1.