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A Comparison of Cloud Motion Winds from ATS 6 Images with Coinciding SMS 1 Winds
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: A procedure has been developed to accurately measure cloud motion winds from the three-axis stabilized geosynchronous Applications Technology Satellite (ATS 6) without having to rely on its attitude sensor measurements. ...
A Model for Calculating Desert Aerosol Turbidity over the Oceans from Geostationary Satellite Data
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: A technique has been developed to infer the optical thickness of Saharan dust from Synchronous Meteorological Satellite (SMS) brightness measurements at visible wavelengths. The scattering model consists of an air layer, ...