Passive microwave observations of mesoscale convective systems over the tropical Pacific Ocean /
(AMPR) aboard the NASA ER2 during the Tropical Ocean and
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| Format: | Thesis eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | Link to OAKTrust copy |
| Summary: | (AMPR) aboard the NASA ER2 during the Tropical Ocean and accuracy of microwave rainrate retrievals over the tropical and stratiform precipitation also appear to contribute to beamfilling are obvious. A description of brightness consistency between the 10.7 and 85.5 GHz channels. The Detailed observations of nadir brightness temperature traces emission/absorption processes. Strong ice scattering is Experiment (TOGA-COARE). The AMPR measures linearly footprint is also presented. Similar descriptions could be footprint of that scale. Brightness temperature Global Atmosphere Coupled-Ocean Atmosphere Response ice scattering in regions of stratiform precipitation. line illustrate the ability of the AMPR data to reveal the measurements obtained in the western Pacific warm pool Nadir brightness temperature scatterplots suggest that the observations of convection over the tropical oceans, and were Observations within stratiform regions suggest that -220 K is obtained from the Advanced Microwave Precipitation Radiometer oceans. over land. This is a parently related to the reported weaker particular, traces through a hurricane eyewall and a squall passive microwave signatures of heavily raining shallow cloud polarized radiation at 10.7, 19.35, 37. 1, and 85.5 Ghz. region. These measurements represent the first comprehensive relationships become more linear, though the scatter is not relatively rare, as absolute magnitudes of the ice scattering responsible, in part, for the observed poor degree of signature do not approach those measured in strong convection significantly reduced. The effects of nonhomogeneous smaller and/or fewer ice particles in the upper cloud. suggested that this observed tilt of convective lines is temperature variability within the simulated satellite the minimum 85.5 GHz brightness temperature associated with This paper presents high resolution passive microwave this poor degree of consistency. The AMPR data are averaged three lower frequencies respond primarily to through several strong convective systems are examined. In tilt of convective systems away from the vertical. It is to a 24 km resolution, in order to simulate a satellite updraft velocities, which would create and suspend relatively used to develop a beamfilling correction to increase the |
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| Item Description: | "Major subject: Meteorology". Vita. |
| Physical Description: | ix, 74 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm. Also available online. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |