Forecasting and nowcasting improvement in cloudy regions with high temporal GOES sounder infrared radiance measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

  Li, Zhenglong ^a   Li, Jun ^a   Menzel, W Paul ^a   Nelson, James P ^a   Schmit, Timothy J ^b   Weisz, Elisabeth ^a   Ackerman, Steven A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DEVICES; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CLOUDS; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES; RADIOSONDES; STORMS; WATER VAPOR; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION MEASUREMENT PROGRAMS; CLOUD PARAMETERS; CLOUDY SKIES; COMPOSITE IMAGES; CONVECTIVE INSTABILITIES; GEOSTATIONARY OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITES; GOES SOUNDERS; HIGH TEMPORAL RESOLUTION; INFRARED RADIANCES; INFRARED SOUNDING; INTEGRATED PRECIPITABLE WATER VAPORS; NOWCASTING; RETRIEVAL ALGORITHMS; SKY CONDITION; SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS; SYNTHETIC REGRESSION;

WEATHER SATELLITES;

ALGORITHM; CLEAR SKY; CLOUD COVER; GOES; INFRARED RADIATION; MOISTURE CONTENT; NOWCASTING; RADIOSONDE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TORNADO;

GREAT PLAINS; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 68249107809     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JD010596     Document Type: Article

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