Comparison of the Naval Operational Global Atmospheric Prediction System cloud analyses and forecasts with the Air Force Real Time nephanalyses cloud model

This thesis compares RTNEPH and NOGAPS analyses for high, middle, and low clouds during January 1998 and October 1997. We believe that the RTNEPH analyses are reasonably accurate except for in the polar regions and the low clouds. NOGAPS forecasts at 12, 24, 36, and 48h are compared with the appropr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Marsteller, Gary E.
Other Authors: Roger T. Williams
Language:en_US
Published: Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/8123