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View article: Using the GOES Sounder to monitor upper level SO<sub>2</sub> from volcanic eruptions
Using the GOES Sounder to monitor upper level SO<sub>2</sub> from volcanic eruptions Open
This study explores the sensitivity of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) Sounder observations to atmospheric loadings of SO 2 .from volcanic eruptions. The GOES Sounder offers a more rapid refresh rate than simil…
View article: Retrieving Temperature and Moisture Profiles from AERI Radiance Observations: AERIPROF Value-Added Product Technical Description
Retrieving Temperature and Moisture Profiles from AERI Radiance Observations: AERIPROF Value-Added Product Technical Description Open
This document explains the procedure to retrieve temperature and moisture profiles from high-spectral resolution infrared radiance data measured by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Atmospheric Radiation (ARM) Program’s atmospheric emitt…
View article: Retrieving Temperature and Moisture Profiles from AERI Radiance Observations. AERIPROF Value-Added Product Technical Description
Retrieving Temperature and Moisture Profiles from AERI Radiance Observations. AERIPROF Value-Added Product Technical Description Open
One of the goals of the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program is to collect a long-term series of radiative and atmospheric state observations to improve the parameterization of these processes in global climate models. The ARM P…
View article: Combining radio occultation refractivities and IR/MW radiances to derive temperature and moisture profiles: A simulation study plus early results using CHAMP and ATOVS
Combining radio occultation refractivities and IR/MW radiances to derive temperature and moisture profiles: A simulation study plus early results using CHAMP and ATOVS Open
This paper examines whether the Global Positioning System radio occultation (GPS/RO) measurements of the tropopause region improve tropospheric profile retrievals from infrared and microwave radiometric measurements with the Advanced TIROS…
View article: Radiance and Jacobian intercomparison of radiative transfer models applied to HIRS and AMSU channels
Radiance and Jacobian intercomparison of radiative transfer models applied to HIRS and AMSU channels Open
The goals of this study are the evaluation of current fast radiative transfer models (RTMs) and line‐by‐line (LBL) models. The intercomparison focuses on the modeling of 11 representative sounding channels routinely used at numerical weath…
View article: The Retrieval of Planetary Boundary Layer Structure Using Ground-Based Infrared Spectral Radiance Measurements
The Retrieval of Planetary Boundary Layer Structure Using Ground-Based Infrared Spectral Radiance Measurements Open
The surface-based Atmospheric Emitted Radiance Interferometer (AERI) is an important measurement component of the Department of Energy Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program. The method used to retrieve temperature and moisture profiles…
View article: Vertical Resolution and Accuracy of Atmospheric Infrared Sounding Spectrometers
Vertical Resolution and Accuracy of Atmospheric Infrared Sounding Spectrometers Open
A theoretical analysis is performed to evaluate the accuracy and vertical resolution of atmospheric profiles obtained with the HIRS/2, GOES I/M, and HIS instruments. In addition, a linear simultaneous retrieval algorithm is used with aircr…
View article: GHIS—The GOES High-Resolution Interferometer Sounder
GHIS—The GOES High-Resolution Interferometer Sounder Open
A high spectral resolution interferometer sounder (GHIS) has been designed for flight on future geostationary meteorological satellites. It incorporates the measurement principles of an aircraft prototype instrument, which has demonstrated…
View article: GAPEX: A Ground-Based Atmospheric Profiling Experiment
GAPEX: A Ground-Based Atmospheric Profiling Experiment Open
During the week 29 October–4 November 1988, a Ground-based Atmospheric Profiling Experiment (GAPEX) was conducted at Denver Stapleton International Airport. The objective of GAPEX was to acquire and analyze atomspheric-temperature and mois…
View article: Combined Atmospheric Sounding/Cloud Imagery—A New Forecasting Tool
Combined Atmospheric Sounding/Cloud Imagery—A New Forecasting Tool Open
A method for displaying sounding and cloud information in a composite image is described. Examples are shown to illustrate how a forecaster may use a time sequence of these images to monitor changes in atmospheric moisture and stability an…
View article: Determination of Moisture From NOAA Polar Orbiting Satellite Sounding Radiances
Determination of Moisture From NOAA Polar Orbiting Satellite Sounding Radiances Open
A method is presented for deducing lower troposphere moisture fields from radiances measured by the operational polar orbiting NOAA satellites. Statistical evaluation of the technique demonstrates the viability of the approach. A case stud…
View article: Regression Technique for Determining Temperature Profiles in the Upper Stratosphere From Satellite-Measured Radiances
Regression Technique for Determining Temperature Profiles in the Upper Stratosphere From Satellite-Measured Radiances Open
This paper describes a statistical regression technique for specifying the vertical temperature profile above 10 mb from satellite radiances simulated for the Satellite Infrared Spectrometer B (SIRS B) instrument when the temperature profi…
View article: A REGRESSION METHOD FOR OBTAINING REAL-TIME TEMPERATURE AND GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT PROFILES FROM SATELLITE SPECTROMETER MEASUREMENTS AND ITS APPLICATION TO NIMBUS 3 “SIRS” OBSERVATIONS
A REGRESSION METHOD FOR OBTAINING REAL-TIME TEMPERATURE AND GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT PROFILES FROM SATELLITE SPECTROMETER MEASUREMENTS AND ITS APPLICATION TO NIMBUS 3 “SIRS” OBSERVATIONS Open
A least squares regression method is formulated for obtaining global temperature and geopotential height profiles from satellite radiation measurements, particularly those obtained by the Sate1lite Infra-Red Spectrometer (SIRS) aboard the …
View article: On the computation of solar elevation angles and the determination of sunrise and sunset times
On the computation of solar elevation angles and the determination of sunrise and sunset times Open
Computation of solar elevation angles and determination of sunrise and sunset times as function of latitude, longitude, and date
View article: SEASONAL VARIATION OF ANGULAR MOMENTUM TRANSPORT AT 500 MB.
SEASONAL VARIATION OF ANGULAR MOMENTUM TRANSPORT AT 500 MB. Open
Monthly mean values of the geostrophic angular momentum transport at 500 mb. have been computed as a function of latitude and zonal wave number (1 through 10) for a 10-yr. period. The total transport is found to be in good agreement with p…
View article: Quasi-Biennial Cycles in Angular Momentum Transports at 500 mb
Quasi-Biennial Cycles in Angular Momentum Transports at 500 mb Open
Geostrophic angular momentum transport at 500 mb has been computed as a function of latitude and zonal wave number for a 10-yr period. The record has been inspected for evidence of periodic variations at latitudes 17.5N, 27.5N, 42.5N, and …
View article: An experiment designed to determine the diurnal temperature and wind variation and to detect possible errors in rocketsonde temperature measurements in the upper stratosphere
An experiment designed to determine the diurnal temperature and wind variation and to detect possible errors in rocketsonde temperature measurements in the upper stratosphere Open
Diurnal temperature and wind variation measured by instrumentation aboard meteorological rockets - detection of possible errors in temperature measurements in upper stratosphere
View article: SYNOPTIC ANALYSES OF THE 5-, 2-, AND 0.4-MILLIBAR SURFACES FOR THE IQSY PERIOD
SYNOPTIC ANALYSES OF THE 5-, 2-, AND 0.4-MILLIBAR SURFACES FOR THE IQSY PERIOD Open
Rocket data from the Meteorological Rocket Network and other sources, in addition to high-level rawinsonde observations, are being employed to analyze a series of 5-, 2-, and 0.4-mb. charts. The broadscale analyses are being constructed fo…
View article: A METHOD FOR OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS OF STRATOSPHERIC CONSTANT-PRESSURE CHARTS
A METHOD FOR OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS OF STRATOSPHERIC CONSTANT-PRESSURE CHARTS Open
A method of numerical objective analysis has been developed for application to stratospheric constant-pressure data at the 100-, 50-, 30-, and 10-mb. levels (approximately 16, 20, 24, and 31 km., respectively). This system evolved from suc…