EXPERIMENTAL USE OF RADIO INFORMATION FROM SATELLITES IN OPERATIONAL WORK,
Abstract
The meteorological data provided by the Cosmos satellites are said to have produced new information on the state of the Earth and atmosphere, and on outgoing longwave and shortwave radiation. The synoptic interpretation of the outgoing radiation charts has made it possible to determine the position of the atmospheric fronts, intertropical convergence zones and other meteorological phenomena. Two types of radiation temperature distribution have been defined which will be helpful in pinpointing the possible regions in which typhoons and hurricanes originate. The use of the actinometric data obtained through the satellites has made it possible to establish the position of the major fronts above the eastern Pacific Ocean, which was previously impossible, and even to define the wave-forming regions. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 03, 1969
- Accession Number
- AD0697325
Entities
People
- B. S. Chuchkalov
- D. I. Stekhnovskii
- P. N. Belov
- Yu. V. Kurilova
Organizations
- United States Army Foreign Science and Technology Center