Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology: Recent submissions
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Radar Performance Monitoring Using the Angular Width of the Solar Image
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)method for the operational monitoring of the weather radar antenna mechanics and signal processing is presented. The method is based on the analysis of sun signals in the polar volume data produced during the operational ... -
Using a High-Frequency Fluorescent Oxygen Probe in Atmospheric Eddy Covariance Applications
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)uring the years 2010?13, atmospheric eddy covariance measurement of oxygen was performed at the marine site Östergarnsholm in the Baltic Sea. The fast response optode Microx TX3 was used with two different types of tapered ... -
Balloon Launch and Flight Operation from the Research Vessel Hakuho Maru for Stratospheric Air Sampling over the Eastern Pacific Equator
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)balloon-borne cryogenic air sampling experiment was carried out over the ocean near the equator to elucidate the transport process of greenhouse gases in the stratosphere. Four air samplers were launched from the deck of ... -
Trends of MSU Brightness Temperature in the Middle Troposphere Simulated by CMIP5 Models and Their Sensitivity to Cloud Liquid Water
(American Meteorological Society, 2015)nly a climate model that is able to simulate well the historical atmospheric temperature trend can be used for estimating the future atmospheric temperature trends on different emission scenarios. Satellite-based Microwave ... -
Asymmetric Radar Echo Patterns from Insects
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)adar echoes from insects, birds, and bats in the atmosphere exhibit both symmetry and asymmetry in polarimetric patterns. Symmetry refers to similar magnitudes of polarimetric variables at opposite azimuths, and asymmetry ... -
Spatial Optimal Interpolation of Aquarius Sea Surface Salinity: Algorithms and Implementation in the North Atlantic
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)method is presented for mapping sea surface salinity (SSS) from Aquarius level-2 along-track data in order to improve the utility of the SSS fields at short length [O(150 km)] and time [O(1 week)] scales. The method is ... -
A New Quasi-Horizontal Glider to Measure Biophysical Microstructure
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)his study describes the development of a new tethered quasi-horizontal microstructure profiler: the Turbulence Ocean Microstructure Acquisition Profiler?Glider [TurboMAP-Glider (TMG)]. It is a unique instrument, capable ... -
An Assessment of the Impact of Antishattering Tips and Artifact Removal Techniques on Cloud Ice Size Distributions Measured by the 2D Cloud Probe
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)rior estimates of ice crystal size distributions derived from 2D cloud probes (2DCs) have been artificially amplified by small ice crystals generated from the shattering of large ice crystals on the probe tips. Although ... -
Errors of Mean Dynamic Topography and Geostrophic Current Estimates in China’s Marginal Seas from GOCE and Satellite Altimetry
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)he Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) and satellite altimetry can provide very detailed and accurate estimates of the mean dynamic topography (MDT) and geostrophic currents in China?s marginal ... -
Texture Feature Extraction Method for Ground Nephogram Based on Hilbert Spectrum of Bidimensional Empirical Mode Decomposition
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)t is important to recognize the type of cloud for automatic observation by ground nephoscope. Although cloud shapes are protean, cloud textures are relatively stable and contain rich information. In this paper, a novel ... -
Shipborne Polarimetric Weather Radar: Impact of Ship Movement on Polarimetric Variables at C Band
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)he effect of ship motion on shipborne polarimetric radar measurements is considered at C band. Calculations are carried out by (i) varying the ?effective? mean canting angle and (ii) separately examining the elevation ... -
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The Impact of the Tracer Size and the Temporal Gap between Images in the Extraction of Atmospheric Motion Vectors
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)he goal of this paper is to show the impact of the tracer size and the temporal gap between images in atmospheric motion vector (AMV) extraction schemes. A test has been performed using NWC SAF/High Resolutions Winds AMV ... -
Response of FSSP-100 and PVM-100A to Small Ice Crystals
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)orrection factors Cf are derived for ice-crystal volume and effective radius Re, measured by Forward Scattering Spectrometer Probe (FSSP) and Particulate Volume Monitor (PVM) that are known to overestimate both parameters ... -
A Method to Deconvolve Errors in GPS RO-Derived Water Vapor Histograms
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)ater vapor is an important constituent in the earth?s atmosphere that must be understood to predict weather and climate. Water vapor is challenging to measure, and observations of water vapor must be as independent of ... -
Experimentally Based Estimates of Relations between X-Band Radar Signal Attenuation Characteristics and Differential Phase in Rain
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)orrecting observed polarimetric radar variables for attenuation and differential attenuation effects in rain is important for meteorological applications involving measurements at attenuating frequencies such as those at ... -
Connecting the Time Series of Microwave Sounding Observations from AMSU to ATMS for Long-Term Monitoring of Climate
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)he measurements from the Microwave Sounding Unit (MSU) and the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A (AMSU-A) on board NOAA polar-orbiting satellites have been extensively utilized for detecting atmospheric temperature trend ... -
Aerial Imaging of Fluorescent Dye in the Near Shore
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)erial images are used to quantify the concentration of fluorescent Rhodamine water tracing (WT) dye in turbid and optically deep water. Tracer releases near the shoreline of an ocean beach and near a tidal inlet were ... -
Overview of Small Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aircraft for Meteorological Sampling
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)ampling the atmospheric boundary layer with small unmanned aircraft is a difficult task requiring informed selection of sensors and algorithms that are suited to the particular platform and mission. Many factors must be ... -
Uncertainties of the Ocean Heat Content Estimation Induced by Insufficient Vertical Resolution of Historical Ocean Subsurface Observations
(American Meteorological Society, 2014)ssessment of the upper-ocean (0?700 m) heat content (OHC) is a key task for monitoring climate change. However, irregular spatial and temporal distribution of historical subsurface observations has induced uncertainties ...