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Envisat - taking the measure of North Atlantic storms

Envisat - taking the measure of North Atlantic storms
Envisat - taking the measure of North Atlantic storms
Envisat carries a number of sensors able to provide quantitative information on raining clouds: AATSR delivers information on cloud microphysics (particle size, temperature etc.), MWR-2 gives columnar totals for liquid and vapour forms of water, and RA-2 yields rain rate and wind speed. This paper examines the complementarity of these sensors, with a focussed study on significant rain events in the N. Atlantic, covering both coherent large storms and fronts with smaller scale structure. The difference in liquid water estimates from the infra-red and passive systems appears to be related to the temperature and sizes of drops being detected.
Envisat rain storms synergy satellite instruments
Quartly, Graham D.
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Poulsen, Caroline A.
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Guymer, Trevor H.
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Quartly, Graham D.
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Poulsen, Caroline A.
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Guymer, Trevor H.
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Quartly, Graham D., Poulsen, Caroline A. and Guymer, Trevor H. (2007) Envisat - taking the measure of North Atlantic storms. ENVISAT Symposium 2007, Montreux, Switzerland. 23 - 27 Apr 2007. 5 pp .

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Abstract

Envisat carries a number of sensors able to provide quantitative information on raining clouds: AATSR delivers information on cloud microphysics (particle size, temperature etc.), MWR-2 gives columnar totals for liquid and vapour forms of water, and RA-2 yields rain rate and wind speed. This paper examines the complementarity of these sensors, with a focussed study on significant rain events in the N. Atlantic, covering both coherent large storms and fronts with smaller scale structure. The difference in liquid water estimates from the infra-red and passive systems appears to be related to the temperature and sizes of drops being detected.

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Published date: 2007
Additional Information: ESA SP-636
Venue - Dates: ENVISAT Symposium 2007, Montreux, Switzerland, 2007-04-23 - 2007-04-27
Keywords: Envisat rain storms synergy satellite instruments

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Local EPrints ID: 46521
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/46521
PURE UUID: 36cca122-5484-45f0-9e2f-dd835a71781f

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Date deposited: 04 Jul 2007
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 09:24

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Author: Graham D. Quartly
Author: Caroline A. Poulsen
Author: Trevor H. Guymer

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