Loading...
Please wait, while we are loading the content...
Similar Documents
Cloud parameters derived from goes during the 1987 marine stratocumulus fire intensive field observation (ifo) period
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Minnis, Patrick Harrison, Edwin F. Young, David F. |
| Copyright Year | 1990 |
| Description | The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) is well suited for observations of the variations of clouds over many temporal and spatial scales. For this reason, GOES data taken during the Marine Stratocumulus Intensive Field Observations (IFO) (June 29 to July 19, 1987, Kloessel et al.) serve several purposes. One facet of the First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) is improvement of the understanding of cloud parameter retrievals from satellite-observed radiances. This involves comparisons of coincident satellite cloud parameters and high resolution data taken by various instruments on other platforms during the IFO periods. Another aspect of FIRE is the improvement of both large- and small-scale models of stratocumulus used in general circulation models (GCMs). This may involve, among other studies, linking the small-scale processes observed during the IFO to the variations in large-scale cloud fields observed with the satellites during the IFO and Extended Time Observation (ETO) periods. Preliminary results are presented of an analysis of GOES data covering most of the IFO period. The large scale cloud-field characteristics are derived, then related to a longer period of measurements. Finally, some point measurements taken from the surface are compared to regional scale cloud parameters derived from satellite radiances. |
| File Size | 423695 |
| Page Count | 5 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19910001192 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t04z06b8h |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1990-07-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Meteorology And Climatology Goes Satellites Climatology Atmospheric General Circulation Models Cloud Cover High Resolution Radiance Marine Meteorology Satellite Observation Stratocumulus Clouds Fire Climatology Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
