A report on the recent demonstration of NOAA's upgraded capability to derive cloud motion satellite winds

Abstract

In satellite-derived cloud motion vector production, particularly from the US GOES and the Japanese Himawari, there is a problem in assigning cloud tracked motions to the correct heights. Therefore following tests, a demonstration was conducted in April 1990 of an upgraded system to produce regional winds coverage and to test the impact of improved height calculation on the US National Meteorological Global Forecast System. The report also describes the improved winds algorithm used, preliminary results of a model impact test, and operational implementation. -J.W.Cooper