Tropical Cyclone Satellite Images in Lagrangian Coordinates

Abstract

The purpose of the work reported here was to produce a videotape of Hurricane Ignacio (1979) that resembled time-lapse photography, except that the successive images were in the Lagrangian frame instead of the usual Eulerian frame. Procedures and programs are described for taking the original satellite images of the storm, finding the storm, centers, rotating the images the proper amount, and displaying them in succession for copying to videotape using special hardware.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA121130

Entities

People

  • Susan L. Uhrich
  • Vern L. Peterson

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Cameras
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Contracts
  • Cross Correlation
  • Image Processing
  • Latitude
  • Longitude
  • Magnetic Tape
  • Meteorology
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Research Facilities
  • Video
  • Video Tapes

Readers

  • Computer Vision.
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space