Coastal Aerosol Distribution by Data Assimilation

Abstract

The long-term goal of this research is to develop an initialization scheme for a multi-dimensional, predictive aerosol model in coastal regions. The initialization scheme will have global coverage and include data gathering, quality control and data assimilation of the available aerosol observations, including satellite aerosol retrievals, ground-based remote sensing, point measurements, and the previous aerosol forecast.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2002
Accession Number
ADA629064

Entities

People

  • Douglas L. Westphal

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Assimilation
  • Coastal Regions
  • Detection
  • Fires
  • Ground Based
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Navy
  • Observation
  • Particle Size
  • Persian Gulf
  • Predictive Modeling
  • Puerto Rico
  • Quality Control
  • Regions
  • Remote Sensing

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Space