Publication Date:
2019-06-28
Description:
A moisture-temperature retrieval scheme was developed for lower-tropospheric analysis and forecasting parameters from the Nimbus 6 High-resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder, in a study of convective development on the Great Plains of the U.S. on four case study days in August 1975. Dew points and temperatures, along with such secondary parameters as total precipitate water and static stability indices, were derived and analyzed at a horizontal resolution of up to 30 km on the four days. Convective development beginning 2.0-2.5 hours after the satellite pass at local noon was found to correlate well with local moisture and instability maxima seen in the satellite-derived analyses. A statistical structure analysis of the satellite-derived parameters gave the highest signal-to-noise values for the moisture and stability parameters, while the temperature parameters showed much lower signal-to-noise content.
Keywords:
METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY
Type:
Monthly Weather Review; 109; Aug. 198
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