Satellite derived atmosphere water vapor as a tracer of large scale interactions between the atmosphere and oceanTwo water-vapor distributions and the accompanying circulation patterns which occurred over the North and South Atlantic Ocean during February 1979 are described. It is shown that scanning multichannel microwave radiometer observations from the Nimbus-7 satellite are used to remotely sense the vertically integrated atmospheric water vapor and liquid water, and the surface wind speed over the ocean and that they provide information on the ocean-atmosphere interaction. To provide evidence of the events revealed in the satellite observations, FGGE data are used.
Document ID
19850055603
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Short, D. A. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Prabhakara, C. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Laboratory for Atmospheric Sciences, Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1984
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Meeting Information
Meeting: Conference on Satellite/Remote Sensing and Applications