Advanced microwave sounding unit cloud and precipitation algorithms

Detecting Tropical Cyclone Structural Change with the TRMM Precipitation Radar (PR) and Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU)

One of the most critical parameters to monitor within a tropical cyclone (TC) are temperature anomalies. The maintenance of the thermal structure gives important insight into a TC’s strength and maturity that allow forecasters to warn appropriately for intensity fluctuations. The conversion of a TC’s symmetric warm core into an extratropical cyclone’s asymmetric cold core, a process known as Ex...

Determination of precipitable water and cloud liquid water over oceans from the NOAA 15 advanced microwave sounding unit

The advanced microwave sounding unit (AMSU) was finally launched in May 1998 aboard the NOAA 15 satellite. Algorithms are provided for retrieving the total precipitable water (TPW) and cloud liquid water (CLW) over oceans using the AMSU measurements at 23.8 and 31.4 GHz. Extensive comparisons are made between the AMSU retrievals of CLW and TPW and those obtained using other satellite instrument...

Detecting Tropical Cyclone Structural Change with the TRMM Precipitation Radar (PR), Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU) and Multi-Satellite Precipitation Analysis (MPA)

One of the most critical and complex parameters to monitor within a tropical cyclone (TC) are temperature anomalies. The maintenance of the thermal structure gives important insight into a TC’s strength and maturity that allow forecasters to warn appropriately for intensity fluctuations. The conversion of a TC’s symmetric warm core into an extratropical cyclone’s asymmetric cold core, a process...

Investigations of stratospheric temperature regional variability with lidar and Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit

Cross-validation of Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit and lidar for long-term upper-stratospheric temperature monitoring