Monitoring the spring-summer surface energy budget transition in the Gobi Desert using AVHRR GAC dataA research program has been started in which operationally available weather satellites radiance data are used to reconstruct various properties of the diurnal surface energy budget over sites for which detailed estimates of the complete radiation, heat, and moisture exchange process are available. In this paper, preliminary analysis of the 1985 Gobi Desert summer period results is presented. The findings demonstrate various important relationships concerning the feasibility of retrieving the amplitudes of the diurnal surface energy budget processes for daytime and nighttime conditions.
Document ID
19870036109
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Smith, Eric A. (Florida State University Tallahassee, United States)
Reiter, Elmar R. (Colorado State University Fort Collins, United States)