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The rationale and suggested approaches for research geosynchronous satellite measurements for severe storm and mesoscale investigations
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Uccellini, L. Adler, R. F. Shenk, W. E. Chesters, D. Susskind, J. |
| Copyright Year | 1984 |
| Description | The measurements from current and planned geosynchronous satellites provide quantitative estimates of temperature and moisture profiles, surface temperature, wind, cloud properties, and precipitation. A number of significant observation characteristics remain, they include: (1) temperature and moisture profiles in cloudy areas; (2) high vertical profile resolution; (3) definitive precipitation area mapping and precipitation rate estimates on the convective cloud scale; (4) winds from low level cloud motions at night; (5) the determination of convective cloud structure; and (6) high resolution surface temperature determination. Four major new observing capabilities are proposed to overcome these deficiencies: a microwave sounder/imager, a high resolution visible and infrared imager, a high spectral resolution infrared sounder, and a total ozone mapper. It is suggested that the four sensors are flown together and used to support major mesoscale and short range forecasting field experiments. |
| File Size | 1266097 |
| Page Count | 37 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19850010223 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t3kx07n9z |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1984-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Meteorology And Climatology Meteorological Satellites Storms Meteorology Meteorological Parameters Microwave Imagery Microwave Sounding Mesoscale Phenomena Mapping Stormsat Satellite Geosynchronous Orbits Precipitation Meteorology Infrared Imagery Ozonometry Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |