Abstract: The impact of satellite radiometric soundings on numerical forecasts with the Israel Meteorological Service's three-parameter, haroclinic model is evaluated. Two sets of experiments are performed. One set (26 forecasts) ...

Abstract: The seasonal variation of surface albedo is derived from NOAA-9 AVHRR observations of the US. Great Plains during the snow-free months of 1986 and 1987. Monthly albedo maps are constructed using a simple model-independent ...

Abstract: Radiation is the driving force for the general circulation of the atmosphere and controls the Earth's climate. Ozone is responsible for the warm stratosphere and protects life on Earth from harmful solar ultraviolet ...

Abstract: l Space-based Inter-Calibration System (GSICS) is a new international program to assure the comparability of satellite measurements taken at different times and locations by different instruments operated by different ...