Estimating the temperature and height of overshooting thunderstorm tops from geostationary satellite infrared dataInformation is presented on the extent to which the brightness temperature is overestimated. A revised version of the technique proposed by Adler and Markus (1982) for overcoming this problem is discussed, together with aspects of its application. GOES IR thunderstorm top observations are compared with high-resolution data. The technique described here to estimate the small-scale cloud top temperature from the GOES data corrects for most of the field-of-view effect but requires additional analysis and testing. When applied to a time sequence of a growing thunderstorm, the calculated cloud top temperature time profile is found to agree very well with a similar profile derived from stereo measurements.
Document ID
19830068509
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Adler, R. F. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Negri, A. J. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Laboratory for Atmospheric Sciences, Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Markus, M. J. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Laboratory for Atmospheric Sciences, Greenbelt; GE Management and Technical Services Co., Beltsville, United States)
Byrd, G. P. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Laboratory for Atmospheric Sciences, Greenbelt, MD; Oklahoma, University, Norman, OK, United States)