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contributor authorNieman, Steven J.
contributor authorMenzel, W. Paul
contributor authorHayden, Christopher M.
contributor authorGray, Donald
contributor authorWanzong, Steven T.
contributor authorVelden, Christopher S.
contributor authorDaniels, Jaime
date accessioned2017-06-09T14:41:57Z
date available2017-06-09T14:41:57Z
date copyright1997/06/01
date issued1997
identifier issn0003-0007
identifier otherams-24740.pdf
identifier urihttp://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4161446
description abstractCloud-drift winds have been produced from geostationary satellite data in the Western Hemisphere since the early 1970s. During the early years, winds were used as an aid for the short-term forecaster in an era when numerical forecasts were often of questionable quality, especially over oceanic regions. Increased computing resources over the last two decades have led to significant advances in the performance of numerical forecast models. As a result, continental forecasts now stand to gain little from the inspection or assimilation of cloud-drift wind fields. However, the oceanic data void remains, and although numerical forecasts in such areas have improved, they still suffer from a lack of in situ observations. During the same two decades, the quality of geostationary satellite data has improved considerably, and the cloud-drift wind production process has also benefited from increased computing power. As a result, fully automated wind production is now possible, yielding cloud-drift winds whose quality and quantity is sufficient to add useful information to numerical model forecasts in oceanic and coastal regions. This article will detail the automated cloud-drift wind production process, as operated by the National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
publisherAmerican Meteorological Society
titleFully Automated Cloud-Drift Winds in NESDIS Operations
typeJournal Paper
journal volume78
journal issue6
journal titleBulletin of the American Meteorological Society
identifier doi10.1175/1520-0477(1997)078<1121:FACDWI>2.0.CO;2
journal fristpage1121
journal lastpage1133
treeBulletin of the American Meteorological Society:;1997:;volume( 078 ):;issue: 006
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