Presidential Symposium on the Advances of Environmental Remote Sensing—The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite Systems

5.1a

Assimilation of Polar Orbiting Space-Based Data and Its Impact on Weather Prediction

Robert Atlas, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD

This portion of the Data Assimilation and Numerical Weather Prediction Benefits presentation will describe: the need for remotely sensed data, the types of observations that have been made and will be available, how satellite data have been and are being assimilated, the impact of the data on weather analysis and prediction in both the U.S and abroad and the potential impact of new observing systems on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP).

Specific observing systems that will be discussed include: satellite temperature and moisture soundings/radiances (TOVS, ATOVS, AIRS/AMSU), satellite surface winds from both passive and active microwave, atmospheric motion winds (from MODIS or MISR), precipitation measurements, clouds and land surface measurements (e.g. from MODIS) lidar wind profiles.

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Session 5, Satellite Data Assimilation and Numerical Weather Prediction Benefits (Room 602/603/604)
Tuesday, 13 January 2004, 2:00 PM-3:00 PM, Room 602/603/604

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