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Comparison of NOAA/NMC stratospheric wind analyses with UARS high resolution Doppler Imager wind measurementsThe NOAA National Weather Service currently derives global stratospheric wind analyses via several procedures. The first is the operational data assimilation system that extends from the surface up to about 50 mb and is in process of being tested to about 10 mb. In addition, a balanced wind is determined from the available Climate Analysis Center stratospheric height analyses that encompass the 70-0.4 mb region. The High Resolution Doppler Imager (HRDI) recently launched as a member of the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) is the first satellite instrument designed to measure winds in this stratospheric region and, thus, provide a basic evaluation of the NMC derived products. The HRDI accomplishes this by utilizing a triple-etalon Fabry-Perot interferometer that allows one to measure the Doppler shift of O2 absorption and emission features of the atmosphere, from which the wind field can be determined.
Document ID
19950004596
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Miller, A. J.
(Climate Analysis Center Washington, DC, United States)
Hays, P. B.
(Climate Analysis Center Washington, DC, United States)
Abreu, V.
(Climate Analysis Center Washington, DC, United States)
Long, C.
(Climate Analysis Center Washington, DC, United States)
Kann, D.
(Climate Analysis Center Washington, DC, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
April 1, 1994
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Goddard Space Flight Center, Ozone in the Troposphere and Stratosphere, Part 2
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
95N11009
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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