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Cloud properties derived from goes-7 for spring 1994 arm intensive observing period using version 1.0.0 of arm satellite data analysis program
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Doelling, David R. Minnis, Patrick Ayers, J. Kirk Garber, Donald P. Smith Jr., William L. |
| Copyright Year | 1995 |
| Description | This document describes the initial formulation (Version 1.0.0) of the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) program satellite data analysis procedures. Techniques are presented for calibrating geostationary satellite data with Sun synchronous satellite radiances and for converting narrowband radiances to top-of-the-atmosphere fluxes and albedos. A methodology is documented for combining geostationary visible and infrared radiances with surface-based temperature observations to derive cloud amount, optical depth, height, thickness, temperature, and albedo. The analysis is limited to two grids centered over the ARM Southern Great Plains central facility in north-central Oklahoma. Daytime data taken during 5 Apr. - 1 May 1994, were analyzed on the 0.3 deg and 0.5 deg latitude-longitude grids that cover areas of 0.9 deg x 0.9 deg and 10 deg x 14 deg, respectively. Conditions ranging from scattered low cumulus to thin cirrus and thick cumulonimbus occurred during the study period. Detailed comparisons with hourly surface observations indicate that the mean cloudiness is within a few percent of the surface-derived sky cover. Formats of the results are also provided. The data can be accessed through the World Wide Web computer network. |
| File Size | 24229513 |
| Page Count | 62 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19960021096 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t02z65b1c |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1995-08-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Meteorology And Climatology Light Visible Radiation Calibrating Earth Radiation Budget Cloud Height Indicators Data Reduction Temperature Measurement Cloud Cover Albedo Cumulus Clouds Optical Properties World Wide Web Surface Properties Infrared Radiation Radiation Measurement Applications Programs Computers Flux Rate Optical Thickness Atmospheric Radiation Geosynchronous Orbits Cumulonimbus Clouds Great Plains Corridor North America Synchronous Platforms Goes 7 Goes 6 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 |
