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Monitoring a local extreme weather event with the scope of hyperspectral sounding

Publication Type : Journal Article

Thematic Areas : Energy & Environment

Publisher : Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Source : Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 2017

Url : https://doi.org/10.1007/s00703-017-0523-z

Campus : Amritapuri

School : School of Arts and Sciences

Center : Environmental Studies

Department : Physics

Year : 2017

Abstract : Operational space-based hyperspectral Infrared sounders retrieve atmospheric temperature and humidity profiles from the measured radiances. These sounders like Atmospheric InfraRed Sounder, Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer as well as INSAT-3D sounders on geostationary orbit have proved to be very successful in providing these retrievals on global and regional scales, respectively, with good enough spatio-temporal resolutions and are well competent with that of traditional profiles from radiosondes and models fields. The aim of this work is to show how these new generation hyperspectral Infrared sounders can benefit in real-time weather monitoring. We have considered a regional extreme weather event to demonstrate how the profiles retrieved from these operational sounders are consistent with the environmental conditions which have led to this severe weather event. This work has also made use of data products of Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer as well as by radiative transfer simulation of clear and cloudy atmospheric conditions using Numerical Weather Prediction profiles in conjunction with INSAT-3D sounder. Our results indicate the potential use of high-quality hyperspectral atmospheric profiles to aid in delineation of real-time weather prediction.

Cite this Research Publication : Jyotirmayee Satapathy and Jangid, B. Prakash, “Monitoring a local extreme weather event with the scope of hyperspectral sounding”, Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 2017

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