Very Short Range Local Area Weather Forecasting Satellites.

Abstract

Quantitative radiance measurements from NASA's ATS-3 geosynchronous satellite have been used to develop and test a statistical forecast method to predict air terminal weather over the very short range (0-6 hours) time period. Results from more than 800 hourly weather situations at a wide range of U. S. weather stations show that the parameters of ceiling and total opaque cloud cover can be specified or predicted with skill, exceeding persistence forecasts for time periods greater than two hours. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 30, 1972
Accession Number
AD0744098

Entities

People

  • Gerald J. Sikula
  • Thomas H. Vonder Haar

Organizations

  • Colorado State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Cloud Cover
  • Clouds
  • Delphi Method
  • Earth Observation Satellites
  • Geosynchronous Satellites
  • Measurement
  • Radiance
  • Space Systems
  • Spacecraft
  • Stations
  • Terminals
  • Vehicles
  • Weather Forecasting
  • Weather Stations

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Mathematics or Statistics

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites