Development of an Operational Multi-sensor and Multi-channel Aerosol Assimilation Package Using NAAPS and NAVDAS

Abstract

Due to the significance of aerosols in visibility forecasting, transportation, air pollution and global climate change studies, the modeling and successful prediction of aerosol events is of a great interest to both military and civilian users. Recognizing this interest, the Naval Research Laboratory Marine Meteorology Division developed the Navy Aerosol Analysis and Prediction System (NAAPS), the world's only truly operational aerosol prediction model, to provide both aerosol and visibility forecasts for the US Navy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2009
Accession Number
ADA531298

Entities

People

  • Jianglong Zhang

Organizations

  • University of North Dakota

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Pollution
  • Assimilation
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Climate Change
  • Clouds
  • Delphi Method
  • Earth Sciences
  • Marine Meteorology
  • Meteorology
  • Military Research
  • Optical Properties
  • Surface Properties
  • Three Dimensional
  • Transportation
  • Visibility

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Economics