Inferring convective weather characteristics with geostationary high spectral resolution IR window measurements: A look into the future

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1527-1541

  Sieglaff, Justin M ^a   Schmit, Timothy J ^b   Paul Menzel, W ^a   Ackerman, Steven A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b NOAA/NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION LINES; CARBON DIOXIDE ABSORPTION; CONVECTIVE WEATHER; CRITICAL INFORMATION; HIGH SPECTRAL RESOLUTION; HIGH TEMPORAL RESOLUTION; HIGH TEMPORAL RESOLUTION MEASUREMENT; INFRARED RADIANCES; INFRARED SPECTRUM; INFRARED WINDOWS; IR WINDOW; PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYERS; POLAR-ORBITING; POTENTIAL UTILITY; THERMODYNAMIC STATE; TROPOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; WATER VAPOR ABSORPTION LINES;

ACOUSTIC DEVICES; ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER; CARBON DIOXIDE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; SPECTRAL RESOLUTION; TROPOSPHERE; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER VAPOR; WEATHER FORECASTING; WINDOWS;

MONITORING;

AIR TEMPERATURE; BOUNDARY LAYER; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; FORECASTING METHOD; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE; INFRARED RADIATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SPECTRAL RESOLUTION; THERMODYNAMICS; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 73149122521     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JTECHA1210.1     Document Type: Article

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