DocumentCode
3355409
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
fYear
2010
fDate
25-30 July 2010
Firstpage
308
Lastpage
311
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2010 IEEE International
Conference_Location
Honolulu, HI
ISSN
2153-6996
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-9565-8
Electronic_ISBN
2153-6996
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IGARSS.2010.5652807
Filename
5652807
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