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Burns, B.A., X. Wu, and G.R. Diak, 1997: Effects of precipitation and cloud ice on brightness temperatures in AMSU moisture channels. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 35, 1429-1437.
SUMMARY: This paper summarizes the impact of scattering and absorption by cloud ice on the retrieval of water vapor profiles from AMSU measurements using SSM/I data. Results suggest the need for a screening strategy designed to remove convective areas prior to water vapor retrieval.
Diak, G.R., D. Kim, M.S. Whipple, and X. Wu, 1992: Preparing for the AMSU. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 73, 1971-1984.
SUMMARY: A good overview of the planned capabilities of AMSU prior to its launch on NOAA-15 in 1998. Improvements over the MSU and impacts of combined AMSU and HIRS sounding are addressed as well.
Dills, P.N., A. Mostek, P. Taylor, and S. Wang, 2000: Polar satellite sensor training for the operational weather
services. Preprints, 10th Conf. on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, Long Beach, CA, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 28-31.
SUMMARY: This paper reviews the COMET polar satellite training effort, organized to train operational weather
forecasters in the interpretation and effective use of polar satellite data and products. Included are brief highlights
from modules 1, 2, and 3.
Ferguson, M.P., and A. Reale, 2000: Cloud detection techniques in NESDIS Advanced-TOVS (ATOVS) sounding product systems.
Preprints, 16th International Conf. on IIPS for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, Long Beach, CA, Amer.
Meteor. Soc., 252-254.
SUMMARY: This paper summarizes the techniques used in the ATOVS operational sounding products systems for detecting clouds.
Goodrum, G., K.B. Kidwell, and W. Winston, 1999: NOAA KLM User’s Guide.
NOAA, NESDIS, NCDC, Climate Services Division, Satellite Services Branch,
revised May 1999.
SUMMARY: The NOAA KLM User’s Guide is an excellent source for detailed
descriptions of the advanced instruments and data formats for the newest
series of polar orbiting satellites starting with NOAA-15. The publication
also contains updated data calibration information now obsolete in publication
NESS 107.
Grody, N.C., 1993: Remote sensing of the atmosphere from satellites using microwave radiometry. Atmospheric Remote Sensing by Microwave Radiometry, M.A. Janssen, Ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 259-334.
SUMMARY: An excellent source for reviewing the historical development and physical principles of remote sensing using microwave radiometry. Includes discussion of retrieval algorithms, surface, and precipitation products. The document also includes an extensive bibliography.
Kidder, S.Q., and T.H. Vonder Haar, 1995: Satellite Meteorology. Academic Press, 466 pp.
SUMMARY: An excellent textbook for reference to satellite instrumentation, satellite-derived quantitative information, and analysis techniques. Extensive bibliographies are included with each chapter.
Kidwell, K.B., 1998: NOAA Polar Orbiter Data User's Guide (TIROS-N through NOAA-14). NOAA, NESDIS, NCDC, Climate Services Division, Satellite Services Branch, revised November 1998.
SUMMARY: The POD User’s Guide contains a comprehensive description of the orbital and spacecraft characteristics, instruments, data formats, operational products and more, for the TIROS-N through NOAA-14 series.
Mignogno, M., and C. Nelson, 2000: NOAA polar program plans for continuous satellite coverage. Preprints, 16th
International Conf. on IIPS for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, Long Beach, CA, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 458-461.
SUMMARY: This paper summarizes current and future polar spacecraft and
instrument systems through the coming decade. Systems include the NOAA-K
(NOAA-15), -L, and -M series, the European Meteorological Operational
polar satellites (METOP), and the U.S.'s next generation polar satellites
known as the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite
System (NPOESS).
Petty, G.W., 1997: AMS Short Course on Passive Microwave Satellite Radiometry - Retrieval of Atmospheric Parameters, Long Beach, CA, 2 Feb. 1997, 61 pp.
SUMMARY: The document for this course serves as an in-depth guide to microwave radiometry, focusing on concepts and how they apply to a variety of meteorological and oceanographic applications. While examples focus on SSM/I measurements, discussions also refer to applicability with respect to NOAA’s AMSU, ADOES-II, EOS-PM, and TRMM satellites.
Poe, G.A., 1997: AMS Short Course: Introduction to Microwave Radiometry – 1.3 Review of Satellites – Historical Perspective, Long Beach, CA, 2 Feb. 1997, 33 pp.
SUMMARY: The document for this course provides a review of the major satellite imaging and sounding microwave instruments over the history of their development. While the main emphasis is on imaging radiometers and their impact on meteorological observation, some discussion of NOAA-AMSU and future DMSP microwave instruments is included.
Rao, P.K., S.J. Holmes, R.K. Anderson, J.S. Winstron, and P.E. Lehr, Eds., 1990: Weather Satellites: Systems, Data, and Environmental Applications. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 503 pp.
SUMMARY: This text provides a thorough overview of U.S. and international operational GOES and POES platforms and the applications of satellite data to forecasting, aviation, agriculture, and the geophysical sciences.
Reale, A., and M. Chalfant, 2000: NESDIS moisture sounding products from AMSU-B and SSM/T2. Preprints, 16th
International Conf. on IIPS for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, Long Beach, CA, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 263-266.
SUMMARY: This paper describes the scientific algorithms, derived products, and accuracies of the AMSU-B (onboard NOAA-15)
and SSM/T2 (onboard DMSP) microwave moisture sounders.
Reale, A., M. Chalfant, and L.M. Wilson, 2000: NESDIS Advanced-TOVS (ATOVS) sounding products. Preprints, 16th
International Conf. on IIPS for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, Long Beach, CA, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 259-262.
SUMMARY: This paper summarizes the status of the scientific algorithms and operational sounding products for NOAA-15.
Smith, W.L., W.P. Bishop, V.F. Dvorak, C.M. Hayden, J.H. McElroy, F.R. Mosher, V.J. Oliver, J.F. Purdom, and D.Q. Wark, 1986: The meteorological satellite: Overview of 25 years of operation. Science, 231, 455-462.
SUMMARY: This review article provides brief descriptions of the history and status of meteorological monitoring by satellite. Highlighted subject areas include cloud analysis and the estimation of atmospheric motion, applications to severe storm forecasting, tropical storm surveillance, and input to numerical forecast models.
Vaughn, W.W., 1982: Meteorological Satellites – Past, Present, and Future. AIAA 20th Aerospace Sciences Meeting, NASA Conference Publication 2227, Orlando, FL, 63 pp.
SUMMARY: A collection of brief papers reviews the major activities and developments in the U.S.’s civilian and military meteorological satellite programs.
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