Aircraft Observations for Improved Physical Parameterization for Seasonal Prediction

Abstract

The objectives of the NPS project is to understand the physical processes involved in boundary layers covered by fractional cloudiness and to make extensive measurements to address critical issues in cloud and turbulence parameterizations for improvements of extended forecasts. The objectives of the NRL project are to obtain measurements of the solar and IR irradiance throughout the cloudy boundary layer in order to characterize the solar and IR radiative energy environment. In particular, to obtain vertical profiles of the solar and IR irradiance throughout the boundary layer to quantify the role of the solar and IR heating/cooling rate profiles on marine stratus.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2013
Accession Number
ADA598122

Entities

People

  • Anthony Bucholtz
  • Qing Wang

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Cold Water
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Flux
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Latent Heat
  • Layers
  • Measurement
  • Observation
  • Regions
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Surface Temperature
  • Vehicles
  • Water Vapor
  • Wind Direction

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

Readers

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