Monthly characterisation of the tropical weather combining satellite and raingauge data

✍ Scribed by L G Hidalgo

• Book ID: 102510149
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 302 KB
• Volume: 2
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1350-4827
• DOI: 10.1002/met.5060020210

✦ Synopsis

A computerised procedure has been developed for helping meteorologists produce a monthly characterisation of tropical weather. Inputs are a regional value of outgoing longwave radiation (OLR) from the T I R O S I N O A A satellites and a rainfall amount f r o m a local raingauge within the region, both for a given month and year. OLR has been incorporated to help complete information conveyed by the rainfall because this is inpuenced by short-period episodes responsible for tropical rainfall. The main output is a category f o r the month. Analyses of anomalies and weather spell are also included. Meteorologists may apply the procedure on a near-real-time basis since OLR and rainfall data are available via the Internet (ftp). When raingauge data are missing the satellite estimates of rainfall can be used.