Abstract: An attempt to estimate rainfall in convectively active regions using Kuo's parameterization scheme has been made. The precipitation in this model is given by P = lQ1/?t, where P is the precipitation per unit time, l the ...

Abstract: In order to assess the role played by convective processes in the vertical transfer of energy, the mean structure and energy budget over the Florida Peninsula have been studied, when the convective scale is the dominant ...

Abstract: The relationship between streamline pattern and momentum transport has been examined. It is shown, for divergent flow, that it is possible for a streamline pattern with troughs and ridges oriented northeast-southwest to ...

Abstract: The wavenumber-frequency spectra of satellite-observed brightness have been examined for the period 1 February 1967 through 29 February 1968 for the latitude belt 20N to 20S. It was found that the quasi-stationary modes ...

Abstract: The wavenumber?frequency spectra of the 200 mb wind field from 28.7°N to 28.7°S were examined for the 128?day period from mid-May to mid-September of 1970 and 1971. Evidence was presented that supported the existence of ...

Abstract: The daily variation of cloudiness, as measured by the Synchronous Meteorological Satellite (SMS-1), was studied for the GATE A/B area (outer hexagon). The amplitude of the diurnal variation was found to be more pronounced ...

Abstract: The annual variation of the diurnal cycle of outgoing longwave radiation (OLR) is examined. Our results are based on the climatological amplitude and phase of the first diurnal harmonic for each month. The diurnal harmonic ...

Abstract: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellites have provided over eight years of observations from which estimates of the earth's total longwave emittance can be derived. Changes in satellite instrumentation, ...

Abstract: A statistical evaluation of satellite soundings from TIROS-N and NOAA-6 is presented. Collocated satellite-radiosonde data were collected by season from July 1979 through May 1980 for clear and cloudy retrievals. In addition ...

Abstract: A brief description of an earth radiation budget data set, as determined from NOAA operational spacecraft, is presented. The data are continuous from June 1974 through February 1978. Some samples of the mapped outputs are ...