Estimation of Satellite Derived Temperature and Moisture Fields Over Europe from TOVS Data Using '3I' and ITPP' Algorithms

Abstract

The results of two TOVS retrieval algorithms in determining the three-dimensional temperature and water vapor fields from NOAA polar orbiting satellite data are presented. Derived products, specifically the 500 to 1000 mb thickness field and the integrated tropospheric water vapor (precipitable water) field are derived for the northwestern European area on 13 August 1990. Comparisons with the in-situ radiosonde measurements and numerical weather analysis products are made. Overall the fields agree well with the German Weather Service synoptic products and additionally mesoscale features associated with cloud clusters are contained in the satellite derived fields.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 18, 1994
Accession Number
ADA284581

Entities

People

  • K. D. Klaes

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Algorithms
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Central Europe
  • Equations
  • High Resolution
  • Measurement
  • Meteorological Satellites
  • Meteorology
  • Pattern Recognition
  • Probability
  • Radiative Transfer
  • Space Sciences
  • Surface Temperature
  • Three Dimensional
  • Water Vapor
  • Weighting Functions

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology

Technology Areas

  • Space