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A cold air outbreak over the Norwegian Sea observed with the Tiros-N Operational Vertical Sounder (TOVS) and the Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I)Until recently, the scarcity of meteorological observations over polar areas has limited studies of high-latitude weather systems, but now data from polar orbiting satellites offer a new opportunity to observe and describe these systems. TOVS data have been used successfully for delineating synoptic and subsynoptic systems, since they provide the vertical temperature structure of the atmosphere; SSM/I observations have proved valuable for analyzing storms through water vapor and rain determinations. These positive results prompted simultaneous analysis of TOVS and SSM/I observations obtained during a cold air outbreak over the Norwegian Sea. After a description of the instruments and the retrieval schemes, the mutually supporting information from these two independent instruments is discussed. Implications for the monitoring of polar lows are presented.
Document ID
19920049864
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Claud, Chantal
(Ecole Polytechnique Palaiseau, France)
Katsaros, Kristina B.
(Washington, University Seattle, United States)
Petty, Grant W.
(Purdue University West Lafayette, IN, United States)
Chedin, Alain
(NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Scott, Noelle A.
(Ecole Polytechnique Palaiseau, France)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
March 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: Tellus, Series A - Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography
Volume: 44A
ISSN: 0280-6495
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Accession Number
92A32488
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-1688
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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