Accession Number:
AD0431110
Title:
QUANTITATIVE INTERPRETATION OF LOW-LEVEL CUMULIFORM CLOUD PATTERNS AS SEEN ON METEOROLOGICAL STAELLITE VIDEOGRAPHS (PRELIMINARY RESULTS).
Descriptive Note:
Final rept.,
Corporate Author:
MICHIGAN UNIV ANN ARBOR COLL OF ENGINEERING
Personal Author(s):
Report Date:
1964-02-01
Pagination or Media Count:
43.0
Abstract:
Interpretation of the cloud patterns as seen from the altitude of meteorological satellites in terms of quantitative meteorological parameters is a complex problem. This study is confined to the low-level cumuliform cloud types associated with the relatively simple synoptic conditions of the semi-permanent oceanic anticyclone. Statistical methods in the form of discriminant analysis techniques are used to determine the synoptic parameters which make a significant contribution in determining the patterns of these low-level cumuliform clouds. Preliminary results have demonstrated the validity of this technique in determining the parameters when the sample size is large. Author