Mesoscale Applications of High Resolution Imagery.

Abstract

Analysis of two mesoscale phenomena, a dry slot in stratocumulus over the eastern North Pacific (June 1985) and an enhanced-V cloud formation over the Gulf of Mexico (April 1984) is performed using very-high resolution photographs taken from the Space Transportation System (STS) 41-C and 51-G missions. Collocated meteorological satellite imagery (GOES, NOAA AVHRR, DMSP) and conventional meteorological data are utilized with the shuttle photography to better understand the microscale and mesoscale features of these two events.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA185039

Entities

People

  • Randy J. Scanlon

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Boundary Layer
  • Cameras
  • Detectors
  • Geography
  • Geosynchronous Satellites
  • High Resolution
  • Manned Spacecraft
  • Meteorological Phenomena
  • Meteorological Satellites
  • Meteorology
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Satellite Imaging
  • Space Transportation
  • Spacecraft
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology

Technology Areas

  • Space