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On the Remote Detection of Swell by Satellite Radar Altimeter
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: A technique is presented whereby the presence of swell can be determined from satellites in orbit. Utilizing an empirical model developed during JONSWAP, a parameter is derived that is shown to be related to the percentage ...
An Intercomparison of Ground-Based Total Ozone Instruments
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Five ground-based total ozone spectrophotometers were intercompared at Wallops Island, Virginia between October 1979 and January 1981. The tests were conducted to evaluate the stability and accuracy of each instrument over ...
Radiosonde Pressure Sensor Performance: Evaluation Using Tracking Radars
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The pressure sensors on balloon-borne sondes relate the sonde measurements to height above the earth's surface through the hypsometric equation. It is crucial that sondes used to explore the vertical structure of the ...