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Remote sensing of water vapor convergence, deep convection, and precipitation over the tropical Pacific Ocean during the 1982-1983 El NinoUsing data collected by SMMR on board the Nimbus 7 satellite, estimates of atmospheric water vapor were obtained over the tropical Pacific Ocean during the 1982-1983 El Nino. A parameterization that physically relates the synoptic and convective scales was employed, making it possible to explicitly resolve convective elements and rain cells for poorly resolvable measurements. The derived water vapor flux convergences were analyzed during the El Nino episode to map the inferred deep convection and estimated rainfall over regions impacted by the event, and the inferred monthly rainfall amounts were compared with observations for 14 island and coastal stations in the Pacific Ocean.
Document ID
19880038501
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Ardanuy, Philip E.
(Research and Data Systems Corp. Lanham, MD, United States)
Cuddapah, Prabhakara
(Research and Data Systems, Inc. Lanham, MD, United States)
Kyle, H. Lee
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
December 15, 1987
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume: 92
ISSN: 0148-0227
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Accession Number
88A25728
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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