Envisat - taking the measure of North Atlantic storms

Quartly, Graham D.; Poulsen, Caroline A.; Guymer, Trevor H.. 2007 Envisat - taking the measure of North Atlantic storms. In: Envisat Symposium 2007, Montreux, Switzerland, 23-27 Apr 2007. Noordwijk, European Space Agency.

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Abstract/Summary

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.

Item Type:	Publication - Conference Item (Paper)
Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:	ESA SP-636
Additional Keywords:	Envisat rain storms synergy satellite instruments
Date made live:	04 Jul 2007 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/146521

Item Type:

Publication - Conference Item (Paper)

Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:

ESA SP-636

Additional Keywords:

Envisat rain storms synergy satellite instruments

Date made live:

04 Jul 2007 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/146521