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Cole, G.

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NASA NTRS1981

Interactive processing of SEASAT scatterometer data

The Man-computer Interactive Data Access System (McIDAS), adapted for the interactive processing of satellite-derived temperature soundings and cloud-track winds for the FGGE Special Effort, was adapted for the processing and evaluation of SEASAT data. The implementation of the McIDAS SEASAT processing system required (1) extensive modifications to the data base structure to store and display SASS winds, as well as corroborative level II data, model first guess fields and level III analyses, and (2) the development of software to dealias and analyze SASS wind vectors interactively.

Atlas, R.↗
NASA NTRS1980

A comparison between an empirical technique for the prediction of cyclogenesis and the LFM II

Preliminary empirical results are given of a study to determine the present-day utility of the George (1960) technique for predicting cyclogenesis. Surface and constant pressure charts are examined to determine the frequency and preferred locations for the occurrence of cold air injections. The accuracy of the empirical technique and the LFM II are compared for a limited number of cases. No consistent relationship between cold air injections and other atmospheric features is found. After the appearance of a cold air injection, cyclogenesis, a center jump, or a deepening of an existing cyclone occurs 77% of the time.

Atlas, R.↗