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Aircraft/island/ship/satellite intercomparison: preliminary results from july 16, 1987
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Hanson, Howard P. Wylie, Donald P. Snider, Jack B. Gerber, Herman Wielicki, Bruce M. Khalsa, Siri Jodha Singh Schwiesow, Ronald Davidson, Ken Kloesel, Kevin A. |
| Copyright Year | 1990 |
| Description | The First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) objective of validating and improving satellite algorithms for inferring cloud properties from satellite radiances was one of the central motivating factors in the design of the specific field experimental strategies used in the July, 1987 marine stratocumulus intensive field observations (IFO). The in situ measuring platforms were deployed to take maximum advantage of redundant measurements (for intercomparison of the in situ sensors) and to provide optimal coverage within satellite images. One of the most ambitious of these strategies was the attempt to coordinate measurements from San Nicolas Island (SNI), the R/V Pt. Sur, the meteorological aircraft, and the satellites. For the most part, this attempt was frustrated by flight restrictions in the vicinity of SNI. The exception was the mission of July 16, 1987, which achieved remarkable success in the coordination of the platforms. This presentation concerns operations conducted by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Electra and how data from the Electra can be integrated with and compared to data from the Pt. Sur, SNI, and the satellites. The focus is on the large-scale, integrated picture of the conditions on July 16 from the perspective of the Electra's flight operations. |
| File Size | 280827 |
| Page Count | 4 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19910001221 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t0dv6fh3z |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1990-07-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Meteorology And Climatology Climatology Meteorological Satellites Coordination Coordinates Deployment Satellite Observation Stratocumulus Clouds Satellite Imagery Algorithms Motivation Cloud Physics Radiance Marine Meteorology Strategy Clouds Meteorology Fire Climatology Frustration Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
