Mesoscale numerical weather prediction models used in support of infrared hyperspectral measurement simulation and product algorithm development

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 585-601

  Otkin, Jason A ^a,b   Posselt, Derek J ^c   Olson, Erik R ^a   Huang, Hung Lung ^a   Davies, James E ^d   Li, Jun ^a   Velden, Christopher S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Colorado State University ^*  (United States)

^c Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; WATER VAPOR; WEATHER SATELLITES; WIND;

ATMOSPHERIC MOTION VECTORS; NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION; TOP-OF-ATMOSPHERE RADIANCES;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; WATER VAPOR; WEATHER FORECASTING; WEATHER SATELLITES; WIND;

ALGORITHM; FORWARD MODELING; NUMERICAL MODEL; RADIANCE; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; TOP OF ATMOSPHERE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 34248398130     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH1994.1     Document Type: Article

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