Cloud top structure of a tornadic thunderstorm from 3 min interval stereo satellite images compared with radar and other observationsCloud heights from 3 min interval GOES EAST/GOES WEST stereo pairs are shown to provide an important new tool for studying severe convective storms with potential for the detection of severe local storms. It is possible to use these data for observing cloud top structure as a function of time on a size scale of few kilometers with quantitative height measurements with relative and absolute accuracies on the order of + or - 0.5 km. It is noted that stereo height measurements detect cirrus anvil cloud decks at two altitudes corresponding to a lower stable layer and the main tropopause.
Document ID
19820026725
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Hasler, A. F. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Adler, R. F. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Laboratory for Atmospheric Sciences, Greenbelt, MD, United States)