Cloud Patterns and the Upper Air Wind Field,

Abstract

The information in this report was derived empirically from the study of SMS-GOES system satellite imagery and atmospheric data, analyses and progs distributed by the United States National Weather Service. The text provides simple comparisons between satellite observed cloud patterns and the wind field.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA099155

Entities

People

  • Roger Weldon

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Advection
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Cloud Cover
  • Cold Fronts
  • Convection
  • Flow Fields
  • Images
  • Isotherms
  • Jet Streams
  • Materials
  • Meteorology
  • Observation
  • Relative Motion
  • Satellite Imaging
  • Temperature Gradients
  • United States
  • Wind

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Space