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Evaluation of geophysical parameters measured by the nimbus-7 microwave radiometer for the toga heat exchange project
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Mock, Donald R. Liu, W. Timothy |
| Copyright Year | 1986 |
| Description | The data distributed by the National Space Science Data Center on the Geophysical parameters of precipitable water, sea surface temperature, and surface-level wind speed, measured by the Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer (SMMR) on Nimbus-7, are evaluated with in situ measurements between Jan. 1980 and Oct. 1983 over the tropical oceans. In tracking annual cycles and the 1982-83 E1 Nino/Southern Oscillation episode, the radiometer measurements are coherent with sea surface temperatures and surface-level wind speeds measured at equatorial buoys and with precipitable water derived from radiosonde soundings at tropical island stations. However, there are differences between SMMR and in situ measurements. Corrections based on radiosonde and ship data were derived supplementing correction formulae suggested in the databook. This study is the initial evaluation of the data for quantitative description of the 1982-83 E1 Nino/Southern Oscillation episode. It paves the way for determination of the ocean-atmosphere moisture and latent heat exchanges, a priority of the Tropical Ocean and Global Atmosphere (TOGA) Heat Exchange Program. |
| File Size | 1033258 |
| Page Count | 26 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19870007677 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t1zd2t33c |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1986-12-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Earth Resources And Remote Sensing Climatology Atmospheric Heat Budget Spacecraft Instruments Wind Velocity Sea Surface Temperature Oceanography Precipitation Meteorology Microwave Radiometers Tropical Regions Geophysical Satellites Southern Oscillation Nimbus 7 Satellite El Nino Meteorology Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
