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Observing atmospheric water in storms with the nimbus 7 scanning multichannel microwave radiometer
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Lewis, R. M. Katsaros, K. B. |
| Copyright Year | 1984 |
| Description | Employing data on integrated atmospheric water vapor, total cloud liquid water and rain rate obtainable from the Nimbus 7 Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer (SMMR), we study the frontal structure of several mid-latitude cyclones over the North Pacific Ocean as they approach the West Coast of North America in the winter of 1979. The fronts, analyzed with all available independent data, are consistently located at the leading edge of the strongest gradient in integrated water vapor. The cloud liquid water content, which unfortunately has received very little in situ verification, has patterns which are consistent with the structure seen in visible and infrared imagery. The rain distribution is also a good indicator of frontal location and rain amounts are generally within a factor of two of what is observed with rain gauges on the coast. Furthermore, the onset of rain on the coast can often be accurately forecast by simple advection of the SMMR observed rain areas. |
| File Size | 603578 |
| Page Count | 10 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19840019223 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t6838n89s |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1984-05-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Meteorology And Climatology Satellite Imagery Microwave Radiometers Rain Algorithms Nimbus 7 Satellite Cyclones Sensors Water Vapor Microwaves Antenna Radiation Patterns Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
