Statistical results concerning the radiometric temperature changes sensed by NIMBUS II MRIR in the vicinity of the subtropical jet.
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Authors
Knostman, Paul Brayton
Subjects
cloud-top level
NIMBUS II radiometer
radiometric temperatures
specification equation
stepwise regression
statistical model
subtropical jet
NIMBUS II radiometer
radiometric temperatures
specification equation
stepwise regression
statistical model
subtropical jet
Advisors
Martin, Frank L.
Date of Issue
1971-09
Date
September 1971
Publisher
Monterey, California ; Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
Radiances obtained from the 11-μ window channel by MRIR scanning
radiometer of NIMBUS II were investigated in order to determine areas
of time change of T₂, which may be related to effective cloud top level
of the five-day mean cloud state. A statistical model was developed
that is useful in obtaining a valid specification for effective cloud
top change, using a stepwise regression program.
The parameters ΔT₁, ΔZ, and T₂
appear to provide the necessary
spatial and temporal stability to employ the specification scheme over
a time span of ten days. These three parameters are all highly descriptive
of ΔT₂
2
in terms of basic atmospheric dynamical relationships. It
is recommended that a test be made of this hypothesis using a 24-hour
specification procedure.
Type
Thesis
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Department
Meteorology
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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