Weather and climateHighlights of recent progress and the directions of future advances in the application of space observations to weather and climate are reviewed. In mesometeorology and severe storms, satellite stereography of cloud topography and temperature profiling from GOES-VAS promise dramatic developments in both nowcasting and prediction. In global weather, the initial results from the year long Global Weather Experiment conclusively demonstrate the enhanced forecast skill emanating from the use of satellite data, especially cloud track winds and temperature profiles. In climate, empirical studies and numerical experiments point to the feasibility of useful climate predictions on monthly and seasonal time scales. They also indicate the kinds of surface boundary conditions to which climate is sensitive and which need to be observed from space.
Document ID
19810061835
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Atlas, D. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Laboratory for Atmospheric Sciences, Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
March 1, 1981
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Report/Patent Number
AAS PAPER 81-068
Meeting Information
Meeting: Goddard Memorial Symposium on International Space Technical Applications