Abstract: An important source of error or ambiguity in the satellite passive microwave detection and estimation of precipitation rate over land is variable background emission, reflecting differences in surface temperature and ...

Abstract: The response of a simple wind measuring system to a step increase in wind speed is examined. The commercially available system consists of a cup anemometer and related signal conditioning electronics. It is shown that for ...

Abstract: he Cloud Depiction and Forecast System version 2 (CDFS II) is the operational global cloud analysis and forecasting model of the 557th Weather Wing, formerly the U.S. Air Force Weather Agency. The CDFS II cloud-detection ...