Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology: Recent submissions
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Evaluation of the Spatial and Temporal Uncertainties Distribution of Daily-Integrated Shortwave Downward Radiation Estimated from Polar-Orbiting Satellite Observation
(American Meteorological Society, 2012)he polar-orbiting satellite sensor, which can observe the entire Earth?s surface with good spatial and spectral resolution, is a potential tool for estimation of global downward shortwave radiation (DSR). However, it can ... -
Calibration and Quality Assurance of Flux Observations from a Small Research Aircraft
(American Meteorological Society, 2012)mall environmental research aircraft (ERA) are becoming more common for detailed studies of air?surface interactions. The Sky Arrow 650 ERA, used by multiple groups, is designed to minimize the complexity of high-precision ... -
Analysis Methods for Characterizing Salinity Variability from Multivariate Time Series Applied to the Apalachicola Bay Estuary
(American Meteorological Society, 2012)tatistical analysis methods are developed to quantify the impacts of multiple forcing variables on the hydrographic variability within an estuary instrumented with an enduring observational system. The methods are applied ... -
The Impact of Signal Processing on the Range-Weighting Function for Weather Radars
(American Meteorological Society, 2012)he range-weighting function (RWF) determines how individual scatterer contributions are weighted as a function of range to produce the meteorological data associated with a single resolution volume. The RWF is commonly ... -
Detection of Oceanic Quasi-Zonal Jets from Altimetry Observations
(American Meteorological Society, 2012)ecent analyses of observations and ocean model outputs have revealed coherent low-frequency quasi-zonal jets in observed sea surface height (SSH) anomaly and model velocity fields. The jets were latent, that is, they were ... -
Observations of Ice Crystal Habits with a Scanning Polarimetric W-Band Radar at Slant Linear Depolarization Ratio Mode
(American Meteorological Society, 2012)canning polarimetric W-band radar data were evaluated for the purpose of identifying predominant ice hydrometeor habits. Radar and accompanying cloud microphysical measurements were conducted during the Storm Peak Laboratory ... -
Retrieving Winds in the Surface Layer over Land Using an Airborne Doppler Lidar
(American Meteorological Society, 2012)irborne Doppler wind lidars are increasingly being used to measure winds in the lower atmosphere at higher spatial resolution than ever before. However, wind retrieval in the range gates closest to the earth?s surface ... -
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Interpretation of Accurate UV Polarization Lidar Measurements: Application to Volcanic Ash Number Concentration Retrieval
(American Meteorological Society, 2012)n this paper, accurate UV polarization measurements are performed on a volcanic ash cloud after long-range transport at Lyon, France (45.76°N, 4.83°E). The volcanic particles are released from the mid-April 2010 eruption ... -
Observing Ocean Surface Waves with GPS-Tracked Buoys
(American Meteorological Society, 2012)urface-following buoys are widely used to collect routine ocean wave measurements. While accelerometer and tilt sensors have been used for decades to measure the wave-induced buoy displacements, alternative global positioning ... -
Rainfall-Rate Estimation Using Gaussian Mixture Parameter Estimator: Training and Validation
(American Meteorological Society, 2012)his study develops a Gaussian mixture rainfall-rate estimator (GMRE) for polarimetric radar-based rainfall-rate estimation, following a general framework based on the Gaussian mixture model and Bayes least squares estimation ... -
3D Sonar Measurements in Wakes of Ships of Opportunity
(American Meteorological Society, 2012)he aim of this work is to test the potential capabilities of 3D sonar technology for studying small-scale processes in the near-surface layer of the ocean, using the centerline wake of ships of opportunity as the object ... -
Empirical Correction of XBT Data
(American Meteorological Society, 2012)he authors use a collocation method between XBT and CTD/Ocean Station Data (OSD; including bottle cast and low-resolution CTD) from World Ocean Database 2005 (WOD2005) to statistically correct the XBT fall rate. An analysis ... -
An Advanced Data Assimilation System for the Chesapeake Bay: Performance Evaluation
(American Meteorological Society, 2012)n advanced data assimilation system, the local ensemble transform Kalman filter (LETKF), has been interfaced with a Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS) implementation on the Chesapeake Bay (ChesROMS) as a first step ... -
Sun-Photometer Observations of Aerosol Optical Thickness over the North Atlantic from a Soviet Research Vessel for Validation of Satellite Measurements
(American Meteorological Society, 1993)This paper deals with the problem of aerosol optical thickness (τA) retrieval using sun-photometer measurements. The results of the theoretical analysis and computer processing of the dataset collected during the 40th ... -
Scanning Doppler Lidar for Input into Short-Term Wind Power Forecasts
(American Meteorological Society, 2012)canning Doppler lidar is a promising technology for improvements in short-term wind power forecasts since it can scan close to the surface and produce wind profiles at a large distance upstream (15?30 km) if the atmosphere ... -
Comparing Information Content of Upwelling Far-Infrared and Midinfrared Radiance Spectra for Clear Atmosphere Profiling
(American Meteorological Society, 2011)he information content of high-spectral-resolution midinfrared (MIR; 650?2300 cm?1) and far-infrared (FIR; 200?685 cm?1) upwelling radiance spectra is calculated for clear-sky temperature and water vapor profiles. The ... -
Seasonal Variability in the Diurnal Evolution of the Boundary Layer in a Near-Coastal Urban Environment
(American Meteorological Society, 2012)oundary layer height is estimated during a 21-month period in Houston, Texas, using continuous ceilometer observations and the minimum-gradient method. A comparison with over 60 radiosondes indicates overall agreement ... -
A Study of the Remote Control for the East China Sea Seafloor Observation System
(American Meteorological Society, 2012)eafloor observatories enable long-term, continuous, real-time, weather-independent, and multidisciplinary scientific observation and research that will promise major breakthroughs in ocean sciences. China has started to ... -
Application of a Mini Unmanned Aircraft System for In Situ Monitoring of Fire Plume Thermodynamic Properties
(American Meteorological Society, 2011)irect measurements of wildland fire plume properties are rare because of difficult access to regions near the fire front and plume. Moisture released from combustion, in addition to added heat, can enhance buoyancy and ...