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Observations of Lower Tropospheric Water Vapor Structures in GOES‐16 ABI Imagery
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2018
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Source: Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 123(24)
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Journal Title:Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
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Description:During the afternoon of 16 April 2017 over Durango, Mexico, Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-16 Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) imagery near 1.38 and 7.34 μm exhibited nonstationary banded features. Alternating patterns of bright (dry) and dark (moist) bands were evident in images of 1.38- μmr eflectance, while corresponding warm (dry) and cool (moist) bands were evident in images of 7.34- μm brightness temperatures. Based on observations, ambient southwesterly flow across the region is hypothesized to have channeled water vapor through major valleys over westernDurango, followed by terrain lifting of water vapor over the plateau of central Durango. Due to lifting, moist bands appeared relatively cool in imagery near 7.34 μm. Similar bright and dark banded patterns were also
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Source:Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 123(24)
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ISSN:2169-897X;2169-8996;
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