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Satellite analyses of cirrus cloud properties during the fire phase 2 cirrus intensive field observations over kansas
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Heck, Patrick W. Takano, Yoshihide Minnis, Patrick Young, David F. Liou, Kuo-Nan |
| Copyright Year | 1992 |
| Description | The First ISCCP (International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project) Regional Experiment (FIRE) Phase II Intensive Field Observations (IFO) were taken over southeastern Kansas between November 13 and December 7,1991, to determine cirrus cloud properties. The observations include in situ microphysical data; surface, aircraft, and satellite remote sensing; and measurements of divergence over meso- and smaller-scale areas using wind profilers. Satellite remote sensing of cloud characteristics is an essential aspect for understanding and predicting the role of clouds in climate variations. The objectives of the satellite cloud analysis during FIRE are to validate cloud property retrievals, develop advanced methods for extracting cloud information from satellite-measured radiances, and provide multiscale cloud data for cloud process studies and for verification of cloud generation models. This paper presents the initial results of cloud property analyses during FIRE-II using Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) data and NOAA Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) radiances. |
| File Size | 351801 |
| Page Count | 5 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19980006826 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t26b22819 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1992-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Meteorology And Climatology Climatology Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer Divergence Cirrus Clouds Measuring Instruments Satellite Observation Kansas Goes Satellites Cloud Physics Radiance Proving Predictions Clouds Meteorology Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |