Meteorological Education and Training Using A-Train Profilers
Lee, Thomas F. ; Bankert, Richard L. ; Mitrescu, Cristian
NASA A-Train vertical profilers provide detailed observations of atmospheric features not seen in traditional imagery from other weather satellite data. CloudSat and CloudAerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) profiles vividly depict the vertical dimension of otherwise two-dimensional features shown in mapped products. However, most forecasters have never seen these profiles and do not appreciate their capacity to convey fundamental information about cloud and precipitation systems. Here, these profiles are accompanied by weather satellite images and explained in the context of various meteorological regimes. Profile examples are shown over frontal systems, marine stratocumulus, orographic barriers, tropical cyclones, and a severe thunderstorm.
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