INVESTIGATION OF THE OPERATIONAL USE OF CLOUD PHOTOGRAPHS FROM WEATHER SATELLITES IN THE NORTH PACIFIC
Abstract
The operational use of satellite cloud photo graphs is investigated through a series of TIROS I photographs taken on 21 orbits in the North Pacific. During this period, a sequence of vortices and fronts was observed in the Northern Pacific. Late in the period, blocking action developed in the East Central Pacific. The manner in which these circulation phenomena are reflected in the satellite photographs is discussed cussed. Positioning of jet streams over the Northern Pacific in relation to the cloud systems is discussed and illustrated for each of the days in the case history. Atmospheric motions implied by the cloud cover in satellite photographs are studied by means of time sections at a single station. Results of the study indicate that satellite cloud photographs are operationally useful. Characteristic cloud patterns accompany frontal air-mass changes.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1962
- Accession Number
- AD0413944
Entities
People
- Eldon J. Wiegman
- Rex G. Hadfield
- Sidney M. Serebreny
Organizations
- SRI International