Mesoscale Climatology of Cloud Cover over Korea and Germany.

Abstract

The results are presented of a study of cloud cover over Korea and Germany, to obtain mesoscale cloud climatologies in data-void regions. Two methods for modeling the climatological frequency distribution of total cloud cover are discussed, a simple linear regression called the Simplified Linear Model (SLM), and Gringorten's Model B. Both models fit the data well. Map analyses of the parameters from both models show definite mesoscale geographic patterns in Korea. This may enable the development of methods for obtaining the cloud cover frequency at locations where there are no data. More data are needed to complete such a study. Similar analyses in Germany reveal no obvious geographic relationships for the SLM parameters, and almost no gradient for Model B parameters. The advantage of both models over others is their realistic values for clear and overcast cases. Specific advantages are, for the SLM, its simplicity, and for Model B, its ability to model cloud covers for areas different from that of observer's field of view. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 19, 1982
Accession Number
ADA127521

Entities

People

  • Charles F. Burger
  • Irving I. Gringorten

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Applied Mathematics
  • Climatology
  • Cloud Cover
  • Clouds
  • Computer Programs
  • Equations
  • Frequency
  • Geographic Regions
  • Geography
  • Geosynchronous Orbits
  • Probability
  • Probability Distributions
  • Security
  • South Korea
  • Topography
  • Visibility
  • West Germany

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Climatology
  • Systems Analysis and Design