A diagnostic approach to obtaining planetary boundary layer winds using satellite-derived thermal data

Details A diagnostic approach to obtaining planetary boundary layer winds using satellite-derived thermal data A diagnostic approach to obtaining planetary boundary layer winds using satellite-derived thermal data

Mar 1984

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Final Report Saint Louis Univ., MO. Dept. of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.

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Atmospheric Moisture, Planetary Boundary Layer, Remote Sensing, Satellite Observation, Wind Direction, Wind Velocity, Convection Currents, Mathematical Models, Tiros N Series Satellites, Vortices

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The feasibility of using satellite derived thermal data to generate realistic synoptic scale winds within the planetary boundary layer (PBL) is examined. Diagnostic modified Ekman wind equations from the Air Force Global Weather Central (AFGWC) Boundary Layer Model are used to compute winds at seven levels within the PBL transition layer (50 m to 1600 m AGL). Satellite derived winds based on 62 predawn TIROS-N soundings are compared to similarly derived wind fields based on 39 AVE-SESAME II rawinsonde (RAOB) soundings taken 2 h later. Actual wind fields are also used as a basis for comparison. Qualitative and statistical comparisons show that the Ekman winds from both sources are in very close agreement, with an average vector correlation coefficient of 0.815. Best results are obtained at 300 m AGL. Satellite winds tend to be slightly weaker than their RAOB counterparts and exhibit a greater degree of cross-isobaric flow. The modified Ekman winds show a significant improvement over geostrophic values at levels nearest the surface.

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