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Title: An eight-year (1987-1994) time series of rainfall, clouds, water vapor, snow cover, and sea ice derived from SSM/I measurements

Abstract

The Special Microwave Sensor/Imager (SSM/I), first placed into operation in July 1987, has been making measurements of earth-emitted radiation for over eight years. These data are used to estimate both atmospheric and surface hydrological parameters and to generate a time series of global monthly mean products averaged to a 1{degrees} lat x 1{degrees} long grid. Specifically, this includes monthly estimates of rainfall and its frequency, cloud liquid water and cloud frequency, water vapor, snow cover frequency, and sea ice frequency. This study uses seasonal mean values to demonstrate the spatial and temporal distributions of the hydrological variables. Examples of interannual variability such as the 1993 flooding in the Mississippi Valley and the 1992-93 snow coverage changes over the United States are used to demonstrate the utility of these data for regional application. 28 refs., 16 figs., 4 tabs.

Authors:
; ;  [1]
  1. Satellite Research Lab., Camp Springs, MD (United States); and others
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
258912
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 77; Journal Issue: 5; Other Information: PBD: May 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS; ANNUAL VARIATIONS; CLOUDS; WATER VAPOR; ICE; HYDROLOGY; GLOBAL ASPECTS

Citation Formats

Ferraro, R R, Weng, F, and Grody, N C. An eight-year (1987-1994) time series of rainfall, clouds, water vapor, snow cover, and sea ice derived from SSM/I measurements. United States: N. p., 1996. Web. doi:10.1175/1520-0477(1996)077<0891:AEYTSO>2.0.CO;2.
Ferraro, R R, Weng, F, & Grody, N C. An eight-year (1987-1994) time series of rainfall, clouds, water vapor, snow cover, and sea ice derived from SSM/I measurements. United States. https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0477(1996)077<0891:AEYTSO>2.0.CO;2
Ferraro, R R, Weng, F, and Grody, N C. 1996. "An eight-year (1987-1994) time series of rainfall, clouds, water vapor, snow cover, and sea ice derived from SSM/I measurements". United States. https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0477(1996)077<0891:AEYTSO>2.0.CO;2.
@article{osti_258912,
title = {An eight-year (1987-1994) time series of rainfall, clouds, water vapor, snow cover, and sea ice derived from SSM/I measurements},
author = {Ferraro, R R and Weng, F and Grody, N C},
abstractNote = {The Special Microwave Sensor/Imager (SSM/I), first placed into operation in July 1987, has been making measurements of earth-emitted radiation for over eight years. These data are used to estimate both atmospheric and surface hydrological parameters and to generate a time series of global monthly mean products averaged to a 1{degrees} lat x 1{degrees} long grid. Specifically, this includes monthly estimates of rainfall and its frequency, cloud liquid water and cloud frequency, water vapor, snow cover frequency, and sea ice frequency. This study uses seasonal mean values to demonstrate the spatial and temporal distributions of the hydrological variables. Examples of interannual variability such as the 1993 flooding in the Mississippi Valley and the 1992-93 snow coverage changes over the United States are used to demonstrate the utility of these data for regional application. 28 refs., 16 figs., 4 tabs.},
doi = {10.1175/1520-0477(1996)077<0891:AEYTSO>2.0.CO;2},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/258912}, journal = {Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society},
number = 5,
volume = 77,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996},
month = {Wed May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996}
}