AN EXAMINATION OF SOME TIROS II RADIATION DATA AND RELATED STUDIES

Abstract

Sample radiation maps selected from the Tiros II Radiation Data Catalog are examined in order to evaluate their representativeness and limitations. The difficulties encountered in the examination of the data for Channel 1 (6.0 to 6.5 microns) are described. The averaged catalog data for Channel 2 (8 to 12 microns) are compared with the synoptic situation, the actual measurements, and the calculated values of the intensity in the zenith direction. A general discussion of the radiative budget of the troposphere and its relationship to the upward flux at the tropopause is also presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0285582

Entities

People

  • P. M. Davis
  • P. M. Furukawa
  • W. Viezee

Organizations

  • SRI International

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Temperature
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Blackbody Radiation
  • Cloud Cover
  • Contracts
  • Energy
  • Government Procurement
  • Intensity
  • Measurement
  • New Mexico
  • Radiation
  • Solar Heating
  • Solar Radiation
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Troposphere
  • United States

Readers

  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Spectroscopy.
  • Theoretical Analysis.