An improvement in forecasting rapid intensification of Typhoon Sinlaku (2008) using clear-sky full spatial resolution advanced IR soundings

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 821-827

  Liu, Hui ^a   Li, Jun ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC INFRARED SOUNDERS; HIGH VERTICAL RESOLUTION; HYPERSPECTRAL; INFRARED ATMOSPHERIC SOUNDING INTERFEROMETERS; IR WATER VAPORS; MOISTURE SOUNDINGS; RAPID INTENSIFICATION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TEMPERATURE OBSERVATIONS; TEMPERATURE SOUNDINGS; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TROPICAL CYCLONE VORTEX;

ACOUSTIC DEVICES; HURRICANES; IMAGE RESOLUTION; INFRARED DEVICES; INFRARED INSTRUMENTS; STORMS; TROPICS; WATER VAPOR; WEATHER FORECASTING; WEATHER SATELLITES;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; DATA ASSIMILATION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TYPHOON; WATER VAPOR; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 77955576395     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JAMC2374.1     Document Type: Article

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