Preliminary investigation of exceptionally strong winds in mountainous areas of New Mexico

Technical Report · Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980

OSTI ID:6919433

Reynolds, R D; Barnett, K M

The mean wind speed in four mountainous areas in New Mexico were sampled for one year using wind data accumulators. The sites studied were: (1) San Augustin Pass, 15 miles northeast of Las Cruces; (2) Sierra Grande, an isolated peak midway between Raton and Clayton; (3) Buck Mountain, 10 miles northeast of Sierra Blanca Peak near Ruidoso, and (4) Palomas Mesa, 20 miles west-southwest of Tucumcari.

• Research Organization: New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces (USA). Physical Science Lab.
• OSTI ID: 6919433
• Report Number(s): EMD-78-2227
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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