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Absorption of Solar Radiation in Tropical Regions
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: A combination of measurements from satellites and surface stations show that, although more solarenergy is absorbed in tropical regions than previously believed, most of this energy is added to the oceanrather than the atmosphere.
A Comparative Analysis of the Temporal Variability of Lightning Observations and GOES Imagery
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Lightning Positioning and Tracking System (LPATS) data received by the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere via a real-time weather data network were used to study the temporal variability of lightning for ...
Estimating the Meridional Energy Transports in the Atmosphere and Ocean
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The poleward energy transports in the atmosphere?ocean system are estimated for the annual mean and the four seasons based on satellite measurements of the net radiation balance at the top of the atmosphere, atmospheric ...
Four-Dimensional Imaging for Meteorological Applications
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Advanced software routines have been developed for digital imaging systems to obtain three- and four- dimensional computer-generated images from meteorological satellite, radar, and conventional data. Time sequences of ...
The Prototype Digital Weather Laboratory at Colorado State University
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: A new weather laboratory for teaching and applied research has laboratory uses DEC workstations and also hosts various microcomputers via a local area network to interface with the Cooperative institute for Research in the ...