GULF OF MEXICO CLOUD OBSERVATIONS AND THE ATMOSPHERIC WATER BUDGET
Abstract
A study is made to determine if any detectable relationship existed between the atmospheric water budget and satellite cloud observations over a restricted area. Four consecutive days in July 1961 constituted the time period. Upper air data from nine weather stations, bordering the Gulf of Mexico, were used in the calculations of the water vapor budget. Computations were made of the water vapor storage, water vapor flux, and water vapor balance. The cloud observations were related to diagrams and graphs of these computations. The large distances between weather stations reduced the value of the computations. The cloudy areas sometimes occurred between stations; therefore the measurements were not always representative of what was happening over the total area. The water vapor in the atmosphere had a stream-like structure as it flowed over the Gulf. Clouds were associated with this flow, particularly when it changed direction.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1963
- Accession Number
- AD0407453
Entities
People
- Richard W. Banks
Organizations
- Texas A&M University