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Lidar study of storm tops
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Hart, W. D. Spinhirne, J. D. |
| Copyright Year | 1986 |
| Description | Satellite thermal and visible observations are routinely used for storm tracking and diagnostics. In recent years attempts have also been made to apply satellite measurements to the study of evolutional factors for storms such as divergence and subsidence mechanisms. These studies involve analysis of the thermal height structure of the storm tops as obtained from the satellite observations. An outstanding problem is the importance of emissivity effects for the interpretation of the storm top thermal radiance measurements. In part to understand the correct interpretation of satellite observations, a storm top observation experiment involving advanced instrumentation on board a high altitude NASA aircraft has been in progress. A downlooking lidar system is an important part of the instrument complement. A combined analysis of the lidar return data and thermal radiance measurements was developed to study cloud top emissivity effects and their relation to satellite observations. Some preliminary conclusions are given. |
| File Size | 3158524 |
| Page Count | 3 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19870000915 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t0sr3rr4j |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1986-08-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Meteorology And Climatology Emissivity Atmospheric Temperature Storms Thermal Radiation Backscattering Weather Forecasting Ceilings Meteorology Radar Tracking Cloud Height Indicators Satellite Observation Absorption Cross Sections Optical Radar Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
