Evaluation of COAMPS Forecasts of Coastal Stratus Using Satellite Microphysical Retrievals and Aircraft Measurements

摘要: Abstract A field project was carried out offshore of central Oregon during August 1999 to evaluate mesoscale model simulations coastal stratiform cloud layers. Procedures for mapping physical parameters such as optical depth, droplet effective radius, and liquid water path retrieved from Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) Imager multichannel data were developed implemented. Aircraft measurements by the University Wyoming provided in situ verification satellite retrieval forecast U.S. Navy's nonhydrostatic prediction system, Coupled Ocean/Atmosphere Mesoscale Prediction System (COAMPS). Case studies show that methods are valid within range uncertainty associated with aircraft microphysical demonstrate how gridded can be utilized verification. Satellite-derived...