An intercomparison of radiosonde and satellite-derived cross sections during the AMTEX
Abstract
A comparison is made between zonal cross-sections of meteorological parameters obtained from Nimbus 5 radiance measurements and those observed by radiosondes. The results show: (1) reasonable agreement between the total water vapor content derived from infrared temperature profile radiometer and spectrometer radiance data and that observed by radiosondes; (2) good agreement between the vertical cross-section of temperature derived from radiance data and from radiosonde temperature observations; (3) good agreement between the geostrophic wind distributions derived from the Nimbus 5 and radiosonde temperature data.
- Publication:
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Unknown
- Pub Date:
- February 1975
- Bibcode:
- 1975irsd.rept.....S
- Keywords:
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- Meteorological Parameters;
- Radiance;
- Radiosondes;
- Satellite-Borne Instruments;
- Atmospheric Composition;
- Cross Sections;
- Nimbus 5 Satellite;
- Synoptic Meteorology;
- Tables (Data);
- Geophysics