|
Resolution or Levels |
Absolute |
Relative Accuracy |
|
| Parameter |
Vertical |
Horizontal |
Temporal |
Accuracy |
(Precision) |
Platform |
Objective |
| Analyzed winds, divergence and others |
100 mb |
100 km |
2/day |
|
- |
ECMWF analysis |
* understand the role of synoptic dynamics in cloud properties
* turbulence/radiation interactions
|
| Vertical velocity from profilers |
0.5 km |
100 m* |
1 hour |
0.5-1 m.s-1 |
- |
P-Radar (P-3) |
* interaction between radiative cooling and vertical velocity
* thin cirrus heating and vertical motions
|
| Horizontal Winds |
2 km |
10 km
100 m* |
- |
1 m.s-1 |
1 m.s-1 |
sondes and dropsondes
island stations |
* follow parcels in understanding cirrus and water-vapor measurements
* water budget
|