A Synoptic-Scale Model for Simulating Condensed Atmospheric Moisture

Abstract

The determination of a synoptic-scale model for simulating condensed atmospheric moisture by the USAFETAC Scientific Services Branch and the applications for which the model may be used are detailed. This study only treats the use of gridded inputs to perform the environmental simulations and, in particular, explains the use of two portions of a data base maintained by USAFETAC. The two data bases are a global cloud analysis (3DNEPH) and a global analysis of conventional parameters. The input to the model includes low, middle, high, or convective cloud types (3DNEPH), layered cloud amounts (3DNEPH) , present weather conditions (3DNEPH), base, tops and midpoints of layers (AFGWC Model Terrain), and temperature and D-Value profiles (AFGWC gridded hemispheric analyses).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA002118

Entities

People

  • Robert G. Feddes

Organizations

  • Air Force Technical Applications Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Masses
  • Curve Fitting
  • Databases
  • Environment
  • Equations
  • Interpolation
  • Moisture
  • Moisture Content
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Precipitation
  • Scale Models
  • Sea Level
  • Security
  • Simulations
  • Specifications

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Theoretical Analysis.