Aviation and Marine Applications

3/11/99

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Table of Contents

Aviation and Marine Applications

Aviation/Marine Outline

Is it fog or Sc/Ac?

Resolution vs Fog Detection

Meteorological Factors Conducive to Icing

Use of GOES Imager Channels in Icing Detection

Turbulence-Generating Mechanisms in the Atmosphere

Detection of Turbulence Using Satellite Imagery

Extreme Turbulence Scenario

Microburst/Downburst Detection with GOES Data

Hazards of Volcanic Ash

Smoke as an Aviation Hazard

Marine Applications

Cloud Streets/ Open Cell Convection

Closed Cell Convection

Gulf Stream Convection

Satellite Indicators of Strong Wind Zones in Oceanic Cyclones

“Ring Cloud” Thermal Structure

Author: Gary Ellrod

Email: gellrod@orbit1i.nesdis.noaa.gov

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