Direct Statistical Thermal Wind Estimation Procedure

Abstract

A procedure to estimate thermal wind profiles directly from multispectral satellite radiance data has been specified and implemented. A previous interim report which presented the theoretical formulation and statistical models for a baseline algorithm is included as Appendix G of this Final Report. Sensitivity of the Estimates and numerical evaluations of the baseline algorithm using NOAA-7 radiance data are the major topics of this Final Report, serving to demonstrate the procedure developed. Thermal winds derived independently from NMC temperature analyses provide a benchmark for verification. Results using a method from which this work was motivated are included for comparison.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 10, 1989
Accession Number
ADA211256

Entities

People

  • Charles L. Medler

Organizations

  • TASC, Inc

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Algorithms
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Atmospheric Temperature
  • Data Processing
  • Data Sets
  • Estimators
  • Geometry
  • Grids
  • Information Processing
  • Information Science
  • Isotherms
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Meteorology
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Test And Evaluation

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  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Business Analytics
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation

Technology Areas

  • Space