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ANALYSIS OF SATELLITE INFRARED RADIATION MEASUREMENTS ON A SYNOPTIC SCALE<sup>1,</sup><sup>2</sup>
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EngineeringGeomorphologyGeophysical FlowEarth ScienceGeophysicsSatellite InstrumentationAtmospheric ScienceExplorer Vii MeasurementsInfrared OpticThermal Infrared Remote SensingInstrumentationGeophysical InterpretationMesoscale MeteorologyInfrared SensingGeographyRadiation MeasurementSpace WeatherTerrestrial RadiationInfrared SensorSpectroscopyRemote SensingSatellite MeteorologyRadiation Centers
Abstract Long-wave radiation loss maps, based on Explorer VII measurements of terrestrial radiation at night, are analyzed and compared with composite nephanalyses and frontal analyses. Results indicate a definite relationship between the radiation centers and their corresponding surface low and high pressure centers, their locations, 24-hour intensifications and movements, and the conformity of these movements to the 500-mb. geostrophic flow. Some of the potential applications to analysis and forecasting are noted.