Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology: Recent submissions
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A Simple Model of Gulf Stream Thermal Structure with Application to the Analysis of Moored Measurements in the Presence of Mooring Motion
(American Meteorological Society, 1988)Current mean on long moorings placed in the Gulf Stream near 59°W during 1983?84 experienced time-varying vertical displacements of many hundreds of meters. As an aid to interpreting the resulting velocity and temperature ... -
Processing, Compression and Transmission of Satellite IR Data for Near-Real-Time Use at Sea
(American Meteorological Society, 1988)A method for acquisition, processing and analysis of digital, satellite-derived SST fields on a research vessel at sea in near-real-time (within 10 h of the satellite pass) is discussed. Such imagery provides a general ... -
Two- and Three-Dimensional De-aliasing of Doppler Radar Velocities
(American Meteorological Society, 1988)Two versions of a two-dimensional approach to Doppler radar velocity de-aliasing were developed and tested on various datasets. One version used fully recursive segmentation of the data and the technique of spatial computer ... -
The Charge Induced on a Conducting Cylinder by a Point Charge and Its Application to the Measurement of Charge on Precipitation
(American Meteorological Society, 1988)The solution of the electrostatic boundary value problem for a point charge inside an infinite cylinder is applied to sensors employed in the measurement of charge on precipitation. With these devices the charge induced ... -
The MR: a Meteorological Data Sensing, Recording and Telemetering Package for Use on Moored Buoys
(American Meteorological Society, 1988)A new meteorological sensing, recording, and telemetering package based on digital data processing techniques has been developed for long-term (6-month) deployments on surface buoys moored in the ocean. Data are recorded ... -
A System for Remote Measurements of the Wind Stress over the Ocean
(American Meteorological Society, 1988)The DISSTRESS system for remote measurements of the surface wind stress over the ocean from ships and buoys is described. It is fully digital, utilizing the inertial dissipation technique. Parallel processing allows ... -
Airflow about King Air Wingtip-Mounted Cloud Particle Measurement Probes
(American Meteorological Society, 1988)Distortion of airflow around aircraft bodies can affect measurements made from these airborne platforms. In particular, particle sizes and concentrations can be in error, and ice crystals incorrectly classified as a result ... -
A Preliminary Evaluation of Ship Data in the Equatorial Western Pacific
(American Meteorological Society, 1988)The quality of ship data within the equatorial western Pacific is investigated using statistical analyses, and by comparison with data from neighboring island stations extracted from National Weather Service analyses. ... -
The Design of Multivariate Field Programs
(American Meteorological Society, 1988)Development of a methodology for the optimal placement of multivariate sensors as an aid in the design of geophysical field experiments is shown. The optimal placement methodology relies on spatial correlation estimates, ... -
Near-Surface Observations of Wind and Rain-Generated Sound Using the SCANR: An Autonomous Acoustic Recorder
(American Meteorological Society, 1988)Recent oceanic ambient noise observations demonstrate a clear linear relation between sound pressure and both wind speed and rainfall rate. Wave whitecapping increases the sound level but the relation is still tenuous. ... -
Characterization of the Nimbus-7 SBUV Radiometer for the Long-Term Monitoring of Stratospheric Ozone
(American Meteorological Society, 1988)Precise knowledge of in-orbit sensitivity change is critical for the successful monitoring of stratosphere ozone by satellite-based remote sensors. This paper evaluates those aspects of the in-flight operation that influence ... -
Estimating Noise Levels of Remotely Sensed Measurements from Satellites Using Spatial Structure Analysis
(American Meteorological Society, 1988)A technique is presented whereby the noise level of satellite measurements of the atmosphere and earth can be estimated. The technique analyzes a spatial array of data measured by a satellite instrument. A minimum of about ... -
The Flare Echo: Reflectivity and Velocity Signature
(American Meteorological Society, 1988)The characteristics and causes of a radar artifact called a flare echo are described. The spike or flare-shaped echo typically has reflectivities <20 dBZ, and approaching Doppler velocities. It extends radially 10?20 km ... -
Uncertainties Associated with Combining Airborne and Ground-Based Doppler Radar Data
(American Meteorological Society, 1988)Observations with airborne Doppler radar can expand the area of coverage and extend the time a moving weather system can remain under observation. Also, additional analysis methods are possible with the increase in independent ... -
Corrigendum
(American Meteorological Society, 1988)Correction to Volume 4, Issue 1, pages 128-138. -
A Computational Investigation of Water Droplet Trajectories
(American Meteorological Society, 1988)The work of Langmuir and Blodgett is widely referenced among researchers in the field of ice accretion who are interested in the impingement characteristics of cloud and spray droplets on circular cylinders. In this paper ... -
Effects of a Thermistor String Mounted between the Acoustic Beams of an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler
(American Meteorological Society, 1988)A useful extension of upward-looking buoy-mounted acoustic Doppler current profilers (ADCPs), in particular for studying surface-mixed-layer dynamics from underneath, would be to combine them with a thermistor cable for ... -
An Airborne Precipitation Cloud Particle Charge Measurement Device and Analysis System
(American Meteorological Society, 1988)A system is described for measurement and analysis of precipitation particle charge from an aircraft in the highly variable and harsh environment of a convective cloud. A compromise, practical instrument design enables ... -
ARCHER: A Prototype Expert System for Identifying Some Meteorological Phenomena
(American Meteorological Society, 1988)ARCHER is a computer expert system that attempts to identify meteorological phenomena from their signatures on Doppler radar. Probabilities that phenomena under study could be any one of a number of possible meteorological ... -
Four-Dimensional Imaging for Meteorological Applications
(American Meteorological Society, 1988)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 ...