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Meteorological context for fall experiments including distributions of water vapor, ozone, and carbon monoxideMeteorological contexts for the NASA GTE/CITE 1 fall 1983 flight series are presented and discussed. The large-scale wind, cold cloud, and moisture patterns are illustrated by composite diagrams based on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 700-, 500-, and 250-mbar analyses and the GOES-West broadband and 6.7-micron (water vapor) infrared photographs. Detailed flight path diagrams are included for seven maritime flights and one continental flight in the free troposphere and boundary layer. For three flights from Hickam Field, in Honolulu, HI, to the Intertropical Convergence Zone, vertical profiles of temperature, dew/frost point departures, wind velocity, and ozone, and carbon monoxide mixing ratios are also presented and discussed. Excellent agreement is demonstrated between the in situ and remote measurements. In particular, the predictive and diagnostic value of the 6.7-micron water vapor photographs is demonstrated.
Document ID
19870046153
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Danielsen, Edwin F.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Gregory, Gerald L.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Sachse, Glen W.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Hill, G. F.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Gaines, Steven E.
(Sterling Software Palo Alto, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
February 20, 1987
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume: 92
ISSN: 0148-0227
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Accession Number
87A33427
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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