Daily earth radiation budget results from the Nimbus-7 scanning radiometerNimbus-7 broadband narrow-field-of-view scanning-radiometer data obtained in the Earth Radiation Budget Experiment on three days in 1979 (one with a blocking situation over the Northern Hemisphere, one with normal zonal flow, and one with two mature hurricanes over the Caribbean), are presented graphically and discussed. Both blocking and hurricane situations are characterized by anomalies (relative to the zonal-flow condition) in the zonally averaged emitted flux and albedo, with decreased tropical and midlatitude gradients in the case of blocking.
Document ID
19850050765
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Randel, D. L. (Colorado State Univ. Fort Collins, CO, United States)
Vonder Haar, T. H. (Colorado State University; Colorado, Research Institute, Fort Collins, CO, United States)