Relationship between refractivity turbulence intensity from MST radar observations and synoptic-scale vorticity

The relationship between the refractivity turbulence structure constant (C2n) and the synoptic-scale relative vorticity ($\zeta$) is investigated using observations made with the VHF radar at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, over the years 2001–2004. During November–April the frequency distributions of the correlation coefficients for C2n and $\zeta$, C2n and wind speed, the turbulent kineti...