Sentences with phrase «on satellite»

I've been under the impression that since about 1982 SST is based on satellite estimate of surface temperatures.

The Copernicus Climate Change Service will also produce analyses of soil moisture based directly on satellite data as part of its programme for sustaining the production and updating of Essential Climate Variable datasets.

While recent findings based on satellite records indicate a positive trend in vegetation greenness over global drylands, the reasons remain elusive.

I think Parker's papers tend to minimize the temperature measurement uncertainties whereas the antithesis would allow for more uncertainties that might put more emphasis on the satellite and SST measurements and better insuring the accuracies and precisions of those methods.

Of course, her paper was based entirely on satellite data which is available only from 1970.

The difference depends on satellite resolution — the Germans use a higher one — so probably they know best.

The paper discusses four different sets of data on satellite atmospheric monitoring (all producing slightly different end products), two radiosonde data sets (from UK Hadley Centre and University of Vienna, both adjusted for inhomogeneities — and that opens another can of worms), four different surface temperature data sets (based on reconstructed sea surface temperature data sets from Hadley Centre, again, and Climate Research Unit).

Sceptics point out that his approach relies on satellite measurements of carbon monoxide, which like methane is a by - product of incomplete combustion, but whose decline may be down to other things, such as the shift away from leaded petrol.

Jacob co-authored a separate study based on satellite data and surface observations last month in the academic journal Geophysical Research Letters.

Note: The scaled red NCDC monthly global temperature anomaly curve and the monthly cumulative CO2 increase are superimposed on the satellite reflected sunlight chart.

One of the strengths of the NASA GISS modeling group is that they work closely with people working on the satellite data sets.

The two most commonly cited estimates of temperature in the troposphere based on satellite data are provided on an ongoing basis by Remote Sensing Systems (RSS) and University of Alabama at Huntsville (UAH).

The clock on the satellite whizzing around the earth had a measured slowdown compared to an identical clock on earth, thus showing that time is NOT merely a social convention, but a physical property of this universe.

Van der Werf's research team developed rough estimates of the greenhouse gas emissions arising from recent Indonesia fires using estimates from past years based on satellite data and fire emissions models.

What are the error bars on the satellite land surface and sea surface assumed means?

Lines on this satellite image of Greenland's Helheim glacier show the positions of the glacier front between 2001 and 2005.

In December, Dr. Rignot reported on satellite measurements indicating that the Pine Island and Thwaites glaciers in West Antarctica were thinning and speeding up, losing about 36 cubic miles in the last decade.

According to UAH, November was only the 8th warmest (global temperature LT) on satellite records.

The forecast by researchers at CU - Boulder's Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research is based on satellite data and temperature records and indicates there is a 59 percent chance the annual minimum sea ice record will be broken this fall for the third time in five years.

http://www.csiro.au/Portals/Media/Deserts-greening-from-rising-CO2.aspx In findings based on satellite observations, CSIRO, in collaboration with the Australian National University (ANU), found that this CO2 fertilisation correlated with an 11 per cent increase in foliage cover from 1982 - 2010 across parts of the arid areas studied in Australia, North America, the Middle East and Africa, according to CSIRO research scientist, Dr Randall Donohue.»

JimD, BTW, I was curious how much impact the isolation of the Antarctic had on global temperatures based on the normal radiant balance, so i did some quick estimates using the Meridional energy flux based on the satellite based SST OI v2 data.

The fires, a mix of wildfires and fires set to clear farmland, create enough smoke to be visible on satellite images.

If you rely on satellite data then the measurement issues are the concern.

Comprehensive map of Appalachian mountaintop removal mine sites based on satellite imagery from 1976, 1985, 1995 and 2005, produced by Skytruth for Appalachian Voices in October, 2007.

The big expert on satellite measurements of climate is John R. Christy of the University of Alabama.

Based on satellite observation, a sample of 270 glaciers also lost 20 % of their area between 1973 and 1998.

Average global sea level, while important to those who worry about AGW and the doom they believe is to come, relies on satellite estimates which have a lot of error built into them, and can't be related sensibly to tide gauges, though there have been attempts.

Koukouli, M. E., Zara, M., Lerot, C., Fragkos, K., Balis, D., van Roozendael, M., Allart, M. A. F., and van der A, R. J.: The impact of the ozone effective temperature on satellite validation using the Dobson spectrophotometer network, Atmos.

I focus on satellite data.

Hurricane Sandy's huge cloud extends up to 2,000 miles based on a satellite image from Sunday.

About a decade ago I estimated a probable warming bias in Hadcrut3 of about 0.07 C per decade, based on satellite temperatures This warming bias probably extends back before the satellites were launched, to about 1940.

The myth of no warming since 1998 was based on the satellite record estimates of the temperature of the atmosphere.

Spencer's study is based on satellite data from 2000 to 2010 and is one of a handful of studies he's done that are part of an ongoing debate among a few scientists.

Aerosols are a known forcing, and variations in insolation are generally treated separately based on satellite observations.

Another simulation incorporated prescribed sea ice loss in autumn and winter based on satellite - derived Arctic sea ice concentrations.

And as soon as I plotted the two that fit on the satellite graph I understood the reason: Pinatubo eruption coincides with the peak of an El Nino that is immediately followed by descent into a La Nina valley while El Chichon coincides with the bottom of a La Nina valley that is followed immediately by a steep climb to an El Nino peak.

Independent analyses based solely on satellite data show that the proportion of high intensity hurricanes has been increasing in most places.

Sharp and localized differences (or gradients) in the density of the ionosphere also contribute significantly to the effects of space weather on satellite communication and navigation.

We've got the lowest January levels of Arctic sea ice ever on satellite record following the lowest December level ever.

«R. Gates says: January 11, 2011 at 10:31 am We've got the lowest January levels of Arctic sea ice ever on satellite record following the lowest December level ever.»

Sea level change based on satellite altimetry is measured with respect to the Earth's centre of mass, and thus is not distorted by land motions, except for a small component due to large - scale deformation of ocean basins from GIA.

Dang, I just re-read my post on satellite temperature, and the gremlins ate a few sentences from the middle... ah, well, such is life.

Interestingly, the Europeans rely on our satellite data as an input for their models, so if we lose satellite data for a while, as the GAO is worried about (see: / / www.gao.gov/products/GAO-15-47) it would reduce their accuracy as well as ours.

Thanks for the interesting update on the satellite launches and results.

First, the Europeans are highly - dependent on satellite and other meteorological data from the U.S..

Wasn't it nice of them to tell us that the fuel on the satellite was toxic and that they decided to lace the up atmosphere with it.

Thus the weight of evidence points to increasing potential intensity in the region where Pam developed, and consistent with this, increasing intensity of the highest category storms based on satellite - derived measurements.

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-- How about THIS: «Thus the weight of evidence points to increasing potential intensity in the region where Pam developed, and consistent with this, increasing intensity of the highest category storms based on satellite - derived measurements» — How about THIS: «All of this is consistent with the strengthening consensus that the frequency of high category tropical cyclones should increase as the planet warms (Knutson et al., 2010).»

Some background on the satellite view follows.