Title :
4-D cloud water content fields derived from operational satellite data
Author :
Smith, William L., Jr. ; Minnis, Patrick ; Benjamin, Stanley G. ; Weygandt, Stephen S.
Author_Institution :
NASA LaRC, Hampton, VA, USA
Abstract :
In this paper, a methodology to retrieve cloud water content profiles from operational satellite data is described. Initial results, comparisons with CloudSat and Calipso active sensor data, and potential applications are presented. This new product could provide an improved depiction of the vertical distribution of cloud water at the high spatial and temporal resolution needed for short term weather analyses and forecasts.
Keywords :
atmospheric humidity; atmospheric techniques; clouds; weather forecasting; 4D cloud water content profiles; Calipso active sensor data comparison; CloudSat active sensor data comparison; operational satellite data; spatial resolution; temporal resolution; weather analyses; weather forecasts; Clouds; Data models; Predictive models; Satellites; Shape; Weather forecasting;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2010 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9565-8
Electronic_ISBN :
2153-6996
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2010.5652807
