Improving Aerosol and Visibility Forecasting Capabilities Using Current and Future Generations of Satellite Observations

Abstract

Critical to both military and civilian applications, the Navy Aerosol Analysis and Prediction System (NAAPS) is the only truly operational global aerosol and visibility forecasting model. Recent studies indicate that the utilization of satellite observations significantly improves NAAPS aerosol forecasting capability and reliability. To fully utilize the wide breadth and depth of various current satellite observations and to prepare for future reductions in aerosol sensing satellites over the next decade, we propose to construct a multi-channel, multi-sensor, and multi-task assimilation system to improve NAAPS forecasts for both current and future applications.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2010
Accession Number
ADA541837

Entities

People

  • Jianglong Zhang

Organizations

  • University of North Dakota

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Assimilation
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Delphi Method
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Information Operations
  • North Dakota
  • Observation
  • Standards
  • Three Dimensional
  • Visibility

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space