NASA NTRS · 19920045317
An evaluation of VAS-derived severe storm parameters
Abstract
The Visible Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer (VISSR) Atmospheric Sounder (VAS) carried by U.S. meteorological satellites in GEO yield sounding parameters applicable to severe local storm forecasting. Discrepancies between VAS and radiosonde parameters are noted to increase with the number of computational steps required. It is found that VAS-derived parameters incorporating observed surface data yield results superior to those of parameters that do not incorporate them. VAS-derived parameters did not represent consistent improvements over 12-hour limited-area fine-mesh model numerical forecasts.
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Olson, Steven R., Fuelberg, Henry E.. 1990-01-01. An evaluation of VAS-derived severe storm parameters. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19920045317
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