Meteorological Applications of Passive Microwave Radiometry. Volume II. Meteorological and Physical Background.

Abstract

The study defined the capabilities for atmospheric profiling achievable with spaceborne passive microwave sensors based on current technology. This volume, Volume II, serves as an introductory volume to the application of microwave sensors in meteorology. This volume discusses the prediction problem, namely: (1) collecting sufficient data over a large enough area to specify the initial state of the atmosphere, (2) understanding the processes by which the initial state will evolve into later stages, (3) developing suitable numerical calculation techniques and the resultant computing complexity, and (4) the ultimate limits to predicting accuracy. (Modified author abstract)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0771773

Entities

People

  • Dennis H. Quine
  • Herb Pascaler
  • Vincent J. Falcone

Organizations

  • Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Accuracy
  • Atmospheres
  • Detectors
  • Meteorology
  • Microwave Detectors
  • Microwaves
  • Radiometry
  • Spaceborne

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Business Analytics
  • Systems Analysis and Design