A Cloud Climatology for Kwajalein

Abstract

A cloud climatology for the Kwajalein area in the tropical Pacific presents cloud statistics for Kwajalein (9.4 deg N, 167.5 deg E) and 30 locations within approximately 1000 km of Kwajalein. The statistics are derived from a five-year sample (1977-1983) of the Air Force 3D-Nephanalysis Global Cloud Archive (known as the 3D-NEPH model). Mean cloud amounts and cloud amount frequencies of occurrence are presented for four representative months and for three cloud layers: low (surface to 1.9 km), middle (1.9 to 5.2 km), and high (>5.2 km). Cloud-top heights and temperatures are also estimated from atmospheric profile data. The cloud climatology presented in this report updates previous climatologies and presents cloud statistics for Kwajalein and the surrounding area in a format usable for determining LWIR upwelling earthshine.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 28, 1992
Accession Number
ADA253868

Entities

People

  • Hsiao-hua K. Burke
  • James C. Barnes

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Atmospheric Temperature
  • Cloud Cover
  • Data Sets
  • Databases
  • Detectors
  • Dew Point
  • Grids
  • Infrared Detectors
  • Long-Wavelength Infrared Radiation
  • Meteorological Satellites
  • Meteorology
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Satellite Imaging
  • Statistics
  • Surface Temperature

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology