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RISComparison of Tropospheric Temperatures Derived from the NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis, NCEP Operational Analysis, and the Microwave Sounding Unit
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The Climate Prediction Center has used atmospheric temperatures for data analysis from the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) model since 1979. Unfortunately, model changes have adversely affected the ...
Statistical Relationships between Topography and Precipitation Patterns
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Statistical relationships between topography and the spatial distribution of mean annual precipitation are developed for ten distinct mountainous regions. These relationships are derived through linear bivariate and ...
A Comparison between Snow Cover Products Derived from Visible and Microwave Satellite Observation
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: A comparison between two satellite-derived snow cover products demonstrates the strengths and weakness of each procedure. The current NESDIS operational product is subjectively derived from visible satellite imagery. The ...
An Eight-Year (1987–1994) Time Series of Rainfall, Clouds, Water Vapor, Snow Cover, and Sea Ice Derived from SSM/I Measurements
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I), first placed into operation in July 1987, has been making measurements of earth-emitted radiation for over eight years. These data are used to estimate both atmospheric and ...
Calibration and Verification of Land Surface Temperature Anomalies Derived from the SSM/I
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The current network of internationally exchanged in situ station data is not distributed evenly nor densely around the globe. Consequently, the in situ data contain insufficient information to identify fine spatial structure ...
Comparison of Tropospheric Temperature Derived from the Microwave Sounding Unit and the National Meteorological Center Analysis
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The Microwave Sounding Units (MSU) aboard the NOAA series of polar-orbiting satellites (TIROS-N to NOAA-12) have provided stable and precise measurements of vertically integrated atmospheric temperature since December 1978. ...
Using the Special Sensor Microwave/Imager to Monitor Land Surface Temperatures, Wetness, and Snow Cover
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The worldwide network of in situ land surface temperatures archived in near-real time at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) has limited applications, since many areas are poorly represented or provide no observations. ...
A Blended Satellite–In Situ Near–Global Surface Temperature Dataset
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: A near?global surface temperature dataset was produced by blending several sources of information. For the oceans, these include in situ and infrared satellite?derived sea surface temperatures that were already processed ...
Cloud Liquid Water Climatology from the Special Sensor Microwave/Imager
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: A Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I) algorithm is developed to measure both cloud liquid water path (LWP) and cloud frequency (CF) over the oceans. For climate analysis, the LWP and CF parameters are computed on pentad ...