Archiving and Climatological Applications of Meteorological Satellite Data

Archiving and Climatological Applications of Meteorological Satellite Data
Author: John A. Leese
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Total Pages: 140
Release: 1970
Genre: Automatic data collection
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"This report ... describes the meteorological satellite program of the United States, the data acquired, the applications of the data to climatology, the procedures for archiving the data, and plans for future meteorological satellites."--Page [1-1].

The Use of Satellite-observed Cloud Patterns in Northern Hemisphere 500-mb Numerical Analysis

The Use of Satellite-observed Cloud Patterns in Northern Hemisphere 500-mb Numerical Analysis
Author: Roland E. Nagle
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Total Pages: 60
Release: 1971
Genre: Meteorological satellites
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A quasi-objective method for deriving 500-mb geopotential heights with the aid of satellite cloud observations is presented. The method uses satellite-observed cloud patterns in conjunction with a forecast 500-mb height field which is separated into additive short- and long-wave component fields. Empirical relationships between the cloud patterns and the short-wave component field are used to modify the pattern of the latter, and regression equations are used to specify extrema values. The 500-mb heights are retrieved by the direct addition of the modified short-wavelength field to the long-wavelength field. Procedures for using this method operationally are presented, and results of real-time modifications can contribute to significant improvements in the analysis.