Objective Nephology

Abstract

This report on meteorological research on a relocatable limited-area objective forecast model includes global cloud characterization using digital satellite data, morphology and motions of cloud/precipitation systems using radar data, automated global cloud climatology, and atmospheric diffusion models. Keywords: Cloud physics; Atmosphere models; Limited area objective analysis; Satellite cloud analysis; Radar cloud/precipitation mapping; Global cloud climatology; Boundary layer diffusion; Cloud truth database.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 15, 1988
Accession Number
ADA200500

Entities

People

  • Alan M. Gerlach

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Data Storage Systems
  • Databases
  • Detectors
  • Geography
  • Grids
  • Meteorology
  • Pattern Recognition
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Two Dimensional
  • Weather Forecasting

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Space