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Click here to Order your Radar Equipment Online SATELLITE IMAGERY PRINCIPLES The forecaster may use the following general conclusions in adapting satellite imagery to forecasting the change in intensity of surface cyclones:The use of nighttime IR data together with daytime data yields 12-hour continuity with respect to cyclone development or decay. A hook-shaped cloud mass composed of cold temperatures, (high cloud tops) indicates an area of strong upward vertical motion with attendant surface pressure falls. As the dry tongue widens, the cyclone continues to deepen.
Figure 3-13.-Infrared, local midnight, second day. When high or middle clouds completely surround the vortex center, the cyclone has reached maturity and can be expected to fill. This generally indicates the advection of cold, dry air into the cyclone has ceased. This information is now available on CD in Adobe PDF Printable Format |
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