Atmospheric Temperature Profiles of the Northern Hemisphere

Young Yee, chief climatologist for Mkey Technologies, has more than 25 years of extensive experience involving atmospheric temperature profile measurements and remote sensing temperature retrievals. He was a senior research meteorologist and project leader for the atmospheric science division of the Army Research Laboratory from 1981 to 2006.

Background.-  Radiosonde measurements.- Remote Sensing Temperature Retrievals.- Rocketsondes.- Atmospheric Models.- Basic Assumptions and Formulas.- Primary Constants.- Perfect Gas Law.- Molecular-scale Temperature.- Hydrostatic Equation.- Geopotential.- Pressure.- Thermal Wind Equation.- Derived Quantities.- Speed of Sound.- Coefficient of Viscosity.- Coefficient of Thermal Conductivity.- Atmospheric models.- Introduction.- Construction of atmospheric profiles for altitudes below 10 kilometers.- Latitudinal and seasonal variation.- Temperature.- Density and pressure.- Supporting data.

Endorsement:"Atmospheric Temperature Profiles of the Northern Hemisphere" provides significant refinement of the existing US Standard Atmosphere. Using state-of-the-art neural network data processing techniques, the authors have derived from extensive archival databases, seasonal sets of profiles in five-degree latitude increments for the northern latitudes. No longer is it necessary to use a "one size fits all" profile. The profiles contained in the book provide far greater modeling fidelity while being nearly as easy to use as the US Standard Atmosphere. This book should be the reference work of choice for anyone who requires detailed knowledge of the northern atmosphere but does not need spatial and temporal coincidence with a specific location.Dr. Bill Gutman (Technical Director, Spaceport America)