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Radiation measurements from polar and geosynchronous satellitesThe following topics are discussed: (1) cloud effects in climate determination; (2) annual variation in the global heat balance of the earth; (3) the accuracy of precipitation estimates made from passive microwave measurements from satellites; (4) seasonal oceanic precipitation frequencies; (5) determination of mesoscale temperature and moisture fields over land from satellite radiance measurements; and (6) Nimbus 6 scanning microwave spectrometer data evaluation for surface wind and pressure components in tropical storms.
Document ID
19780017761
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Authors
Vonderhaar, T. H. (Colorado State Univ. Fort Collins, CO, United States)
Kidder, S. Q. (Colorado State Univ. Fort Collins, CO, United States)
Hillger, D. W. (Colorado State Univ. Fort Collins, CO, United States)
Ellis, J. S. (Colorado State Univ. Fort Collins, CO, United States)
Date Acquired
September 3, 2013
Publication Date
June 1, 1978
Subject Category
Geophysics
Report/Patent Number
NASA-CR-157220
Accession Number
78N25704
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGR-06-002-102
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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