Author: William Lee Smith
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Category : Atmosphere, Upper
Languages : en
Pages : 20
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Vertical cross-sections of temperature between 60°S and 50°N for Apr. 6, 1973, are derived from (a) radiosonde, (b) Nimbus-5 Infrared Temperature Profile Radiometer, Nimbus-E Microwave Spectrometer and Selective Chopper Radiometer, and (c) NOAA-2 Vertical Temperature Profile Radiometer (VTPR) data. Comparisons are made of the level temperatures and latitudinal temperature gradients, geopotential heights and the latitudinal gradients, and geostrophic winds inferred from the radiosonde and satellite cross-sections. The results of this limited case study indicate: 1. Temperature accuracies for the lower troposphere obtained with Nimbus-5 sounding data are superior to those achieved with the NOAA-2 VTPR data. 2. The agreement between latitudinal gradients of temperature derived from satellite data and radiosonde observations is much better than the agreement between level temperatures obtained from satellite and radiosonde observations. 3. The geostrophic wind distribution of jet streams derived from satellite data possesses more character and intensity than does the geostrophic wind distribution obtained from radiosonde data.
An Intercomparison of Meteorological Parameters Derived from Radiosonde and Satellite Vertical Temperature Cross Sections
Author: William Lee Smith
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Atmosphere, Upper
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Vertical cross-sections of temperature between 60°S and 50°N for Apr. 6, 1973, are derived from (a) radiosonde, (b) Nimbus-5 Infrared Temperature Profile Radiometer, Nimbus-E Microwave Spectrometer and Selective Chopper Radiometer, and (c) NOAA-2 Vertical Temperature Profile Radiometer (VTPR) data. Comparisons are made of the level temperatures and latitudinal temperature gradients, geopotential heights and the latitudinal gradients, and geostrophic winds inferred from the radiosonde and satellite cross-sections. The results of this limited case study indicate: 1. Temperature accuracies for the lower troposphere obtained with Nimbus-5 sounding data are superior to those achieved with the NOAA-2 VTPR data. 2. The agreement between latitudinal gradients of temperature derived from satellite data and radiosonde observations is much better than the agreement between level temperatures obtained from satellite and radiosonde observations. 3. The geostrophic wind distribution of jet streams derived from satellite data possesses more character and intensity than does the geostrophic wind distribution obtained from radiosonde data.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Atmosphere, Upper
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Vertical cross-sections of temperature between 60°S and 50°N for Apr. 6, 1973, are derived from (a) radiosonde, (b) Nimbus-5 Infrared Temperature Profile Radiometer, Nimbus-E Microwave Spectrometer and Selective Chopper Radiometer, and (c) NOAA-2 Vertical Temperature Profile Radiometer (VTPR) data. Comparisons are made of the level temperatures and latitudinal temperature gradients, geopotential heights and the latitudinal gradients, and geostrophic winds inferred from the radiosonde and satellite cross-sections. The results of this limited case study indicate: 1. Temperature accuracies for the lower troposphere obtained with Nimbus-5 sounding data are superior to those achieved with the NOAA-2 VTPR data. 2. The agreement between latitudinal gradients of temperature derived from satellite data and radiosonde observations is much better than the agreement between level temperatures obtained from satellite and radiosonde observations. 3. The geostrophic wind distribution of jet streams derived from satellite data possesses more character and intensity than does the geostrophic wind distribution obtained from radiosonde data.
An Intercomparison of Radiosonde and Satellite-derived Cross Sections During the AMTEX
Author: William C. Shen
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Category : Atmosphere, Upper
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
"A comparison is made between zonal cross-sections of meteorological parameters obtained from Nimbus-5 radiance measurements and those observed by radiosondes during the Air Mass Transformation Experiment (AMTEX) during February 1974."--p.1.
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Category : Atmosphere, Upper
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
"A comparison is made between zonal cross-sections of meteorological parameters obtained from Nimbus-5 radiance measurements and those observed by radiosondes during the Air Mass Transformation Experiment (AMTEX) during February 1974."--p.1.
Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications, Cumulative Index
Author: United States. Superintendent of Documents
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1466
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1466
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Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 2834
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 2834
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NASA Reference Publication
NOAA Technical Report NESS.
Geo Abstracts
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Category : Astronautics in earth sciences
Languages : en
Pages : 568
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Category : Astronautics in earth sciences
Languages : en
Pages : 568
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Meteorological and Geoastrophysical Abstracts
Government Reports Announcements
Government Reports Annual Index
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Category : Government reports announcements & index
Languages : en
Pages : 882
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Publisher:
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Category : Government reports announcements & index
Languages : en
Pages : 882
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