Mean radial wind difference (sonde -
Doppler) = -1.4 m/s
Mean tangential wind
difference (sonde - Doppler) = 0.2 m/s
Mean wind-speed difference
(sonde - Doppler) = 0.8 m/s
RMS radial wind difference =
7.3 m/s
RMS tangential wind
difference = 6.0 m/s
RMS wind-speed difference =
6.2 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.)