Transcript MODIS Detection of Mountain Wave Turbulence

Advanced Satellite Aviation-weather Products
(ASAP) Satellite Derived Fields
Cloud Top Altitude/Mask
Turbulence
Volcanic
Ash
Convection
Validation
MODIS Water Vapor Detection of Mountain
Wave Turbulence (ASAP Program)
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1. 03/06/04 MODIS WV image showing
mountain waves and turbulence
reports with 0=negative report and
9=severe turbulence
2. 05/11/04 MODIS WV image
3. IDV cross section of zonal wind speeds
along 39th parallel (direction of flow)
4. IDV cross section of wind speeds along
flow direction with turbulence plotted
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MODIS Volcanic Ash Cloud Top Retrieval
(ASAP Program)
Navy Multi University Research Initiative (MURI) Physical Modeling for Processing Hyperspectral
Resolution Data
685 1/cm
900 1/cm
1650 1/cm
1950 1/cm
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AERI Retrieval Research Continues…
AERI adjusts RUC Analysis Water Vapor Field
New cloud-base
altitude product:
Under development
from AERI rapidsample radiances
Artic High Spectral
Resolution Lidar
(Ed Eloranta, UW/SSEC)
optical depth compared
to AERI derived cloud
base altitude from
Madison on 22 Feb 2004
AERIbago Will Be Deployed in Spring 2005 to Validate
Water Vapor Sensors (WVSS-2 and TAMDAR)