Comparison of SSM/I measurements to numerically-simulated cloud and precipitation during ERICAThe relationship between the moisture fields and the cyclone event that occurred on January 4-5, 1989 over Atlantic was investigated using preliminary 140-km and 70-km simulations of this cyclone, generated by a 3D version of the Drexel LAMPS, along with digital imagery from the SSM/I sensor. As the source of data, a sounding data set was obtained from the Experiment for Rapidly Intensifying Cyclones over the Atlantic (ERICA) Data Center. It was found that the 70-km integration produces a realistic moisture and cloud field as judged against passive microwave and IR imagery.
Document ID
19920039959
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Perkey, Donald J. (Drexel University Philadelphia, PA, United States)
Robertson, Franklin R. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Lapenta, William M. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Cohen, Charles (Universities Space Research Association Huntsville, AL, United States)