Mean radial wind difference (sonde -
Doppler) = -6.7 m/s
Mean tangential wind
difference (sonde - Doppler) = -1.5 m/s
Mean wind-speed difference
(sonde - Doppler) = -0.4 m/s
RMS radial wind difference =
13.6 m/s
RMS tangential wind
difference = 7.5 m/s
RMS wind-speed difference =
6.4 m/s
Note: Nearly all sondes available for
comparison were dropped near
the eyewall wind max (the toughest location for comparison
because of high wind variability.)