COMET Satellite Meteorology Course

Meteorological Sounders

Presented by Melanie Wetzel

• Introduction
• GOES-8 Spectral Response and HIS Spectrum
• GOES vs. POES
• HIS/GOES-8 Comparisons, Spectra
• HIS/GOES-8 Comparisons, Brightness Temperature
• Characteristics of the Radiative Transfer Equation
• Profile Retrieval From GOES Radiances
• GOES Radiances
• Retrieval Flowchart
• GOES Retrieval Products by Band
• Retrieval Coverage
• Single Retrieval Comparison
• Temperature Comparisons (All GOES vs. Rawinsondes)
• Temperature Comparisons (Poor Guess GOES vs. Rawinsondes)
• Water Vapor Comparisons (GOES vs. Rawinsondes)
• Cloud Top Pressure
• Cloud Top Pressure Example
• Precipitable Water (NGM and Rawinsonde vs. GOES)
• Return Flow
• Precipitable Water Example
• Impact of GOES 8/9 PW on ETA 24-H Precip. - Threat Bias
• 3-H Forecast of Clouds, Impact of Clouds and Moisture
• 3-H Forecast of Water Vapor, Impact of Clouds and Moisture
• Microburst Index (and Definition)
• Snow Example
• Dry Line Convection (22 May 1995) -- Retrieved PW and Surface Reports
• Dry Line Convection (22 May 1995) -- Retrieved PW vs. PW Guess
• Dry Line Convection (22 May 1995) -- Retrieved LI vs. LI Guess
• Outflow-Initiated Storms (03 Apr 1996) -- Lifted Index DPI
• Oakfield, WI F5 Tornado (18 Jul 1996) -- Lifted Index DPI
• Kansas Convective Outbreak (08 Jul 1997) -- Lifted Index DPI
• Ohio Valley Tornado Outbreak (28 Mar 1997) -- Lifted Index DPI
• Dry Slot in Upper Midwest Region (02 July 1997) -- Precipitable Water and Lifted Index DPI
• SST Moisture Correction
• SST Examples
• Realization of Improved Products
• GOES-10

Realtime GOES Sounder Products: CIMSS | NOAA/NESDIS/FPDT

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