Mountain wave signatures in MODIS 6.7-μm imagery and their relation to pilot reports of turbulence

Weather and Forecasting

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 662-670

  Uhlenbrock, N L ^a   Bedka, K M ^a   Feltz, W F ^a   Ackerman, Steven A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; MOUNTAIN WAVE SIGNATURES;

IMAGING TECHNIQUES; LANDFORMS; PROBABILITY; RADIOMETERS; TURBULENT FLOW; WAVEFRONTS; WIND;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE;

ATMOSPHERIC FRONT; ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; MODIS; NOWCASTING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TURBULENCE; WATER VAPOR; WIND;

COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34447617909     PISSN: 08828156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/WAF1007.1     Document Type: Article

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