A Pilot Study on the Application of Geosynchronous Meteorological Satellite Data to Very Short Range Terminal Forecasting.

Abstract

The study assembles a unified body of data consisting of very high space and time resolution reflected radiance measurements from a geosynchronous satellite (ATS-3) along with concurrent meteorological radar, ceiling, visibility and surface pressure reports at selected air terminals in the central United States. This data set allows familiarization with the meteorological potential of nearly continuous observation of cloud conditions from a geosynchronous platform. It may also serve as initial input to quantitative techniques for evaluating the satellite data and/or for testing its usefulness in very short range weather forecasting. In this regard, a second portion of the study presents arrays of statistical descriptors of the satellite data. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1970
Accession Number
AD0715921

Entities

People

  • Richard S. Cram
  • Thomas H. Vonder Waar

Organizations

  • University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Data Sets
  • Delphi Method
  • Geosynchronous Satellites
  • Measurement
  • Meteorological Radar
  • Meteorological Satellites
  • Pilot Studies
  • Terminals
  • United States
  • Weather Forecasting

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites