Rainfall Evaluation from Satellite Photographs of the Sudan.

Abstract

The prime objective of the research is to evaluate the capability of weather satellite imagery to delineate rainfall areas viewed clouds indicated that most major clouds or cloud systems developed in situ, development was primarily in the same geographic regions and there was limited multi-day movement of clouds. The spatial and quantitative rainfall aspects associated with meso and micro scale cloud characteristics were evaluated by projecting weather satellite imagery on daily rainfall maps. This analysis showed major precipitation, and greatest spatial coverage occurred with several well-defined linearly organized cells. (Author Modified Abstract)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0757733

Entities

People

  • Richard M. Hammer

Organizations

  • Southern Oregon University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Atmospheric Precipitation
  • Geographic Regions
  • Hydrometeors
  • Photographic Materials
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Precipitation
  • Rainfall
  • Satellite Imaging
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation

Technology Areas

  • Space