Identifying the uncertainty in determining satellite-derived atmospheric motion vector height attribution

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 450-463

  Velden, Christopher S ^a   Bedka, Kristopher M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOTION VECTORS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION MEASUREMENT PROGRAMS; BEHAVIORAL CHARACTERISTICS; CLOUD-DRIFT; DATA ASSIMILATION; DATA SETS; DISCRETE LEVELS; DOMINANT FACTOR; GEOLOCATION; MULTI-SPECTRAL; NORTH SLOPE OF ALASKA; OBSERVATION ERRORS; SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS; SPECTRAL BAND; TROPICAL WESTERN PACIFIC; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY; VERTICAL WIND SHEAR; WIND PROFILES;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; OCEAN ENGINEERING; OCEANOGRAPHY; RADIOSONDES; WATER VAPOR; WEATHER SATELLITES;

WIND POWER;

ATMOSPHERIC MOTION; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; DATA ASSIMILATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TROPOSPHERE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WIND PROFILE;

ALASKA; GREAT PLAINS; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH SLOPE; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL); UNITED STATES;

EID: 67549097288     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JAMC1957.1     Document Type: Article

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