| contributor author | Kidder, Stanley Q. | |
| contributor author | Jones, Andrew S. | |
| date accessioned | 2017-06-09T17:23:23Z | |
| date available | 2017-06-09T17:23:23Z | |
| date copyright | 2007/01/01 | |
| date issued | 2007 | |
| identifier issn | 0739-0572 | |
| identifier other | ams-84344.pdf | |
| identifier uri | http://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4227670 | |
| description abstract | Total precipitable water (TPW), the amount of water vapor in a column from the surface of the earth to space, is used by forecasters to predict heavy precipitation. In this paper, a process for blending TPW values retrieved from two satellite sources is detailed: the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU) instruments on three NOAA satellites, and the Special Sensor Microwave Imager (SSM/I) instruments on three Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) satellites. The process starts with a blending algorithm, which matches the cumulative probability distribution functions of TPW retrievals from the two instruments to lessen their differences. The data are then mapped to a map projection useful to forecasters and composited for 12 h to make a global map. These maps are produced hourly using Data Processing and Error Analysis System (DPEAS) software and made available to forecasters online. | |
| publisher | American Meteorological Society | |
| title | A Blended Satellite Total Precipitable Water Product for Operational Forecasting | |
| type | Journal Paper | |
| journal volume | 24 | |
| journal issue | 1 | |
| journal title | Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology | |
| identifier doi | 10.1175/JTECH1960.1 | |
| journal fristpage | 74 | |
| journal lastpage | 81 | |
| tree | Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology:;2007:;volume( 024 ):;issue: 001 | |
| contenttype | Fulltext | |
