Arctic cloudiness in spring from satellite imagery

R. G. Barry; R. G. Crane; A. Schweiger; J. Newell

doi:10.1002/joc.3370070502

Arctic cloudiness in spring from satellite imagery

R. G. Barry, R. G. Crane, A. Schweiger, J. Newell

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Maps of cloud cover over the Arctic have been prepared from manual interpretation of Defense Meteorological Satellite Program images at 3‐day intervals for April, May and June, 1979,1980. Additional maps were prepared for selected dates to give a 10‐day sample for each of eight synoptic MSL pressure pattern types over the same area. Synoptic and monthly cloud distributions are compared with previous estimates. A large bias in our low cloud estimates for April may be caused by springtime Arctic have layers. The identification of substantial geographical and interannual variability of cloud amounts suggests that synoptic controls are important at this season.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	423-451
Number of pages	29
Journal	Journal of Climatology
Volume	7
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.3370070502
State	Published - Jan 1 1987

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Earth and Planetary Sciences(all)

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