A microwave radiative transfer program for cloudy and precipitating atmospheres applicable to the DMSP SSM/T channels has been developed. The microwave transfer program takes into account the simultaneous contributions of multiple scattering and absorption by hydrometeors and absorption due to molecular oxygen and water vapor in the atmosphere. Sensitivity analyses have been carried out to investigate the effects of the rainfall rate, cloud thickness, and cloud location on the upwelling ...
The new Point Analysis (PA) process was developed to correct specific deficiencies in the previous process (AFGWC Point Analysis Documentation, 1 Aug 1974. These deficiencies, identified by the 3rd Weather Wing Point Analysis Conference in March of 1976, fall into three general categories. First, the moisture modeling technique had a deficiency of moisture through the tropopause. Second, there was a lack of observed density data for the 80km to 250km ...
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