AMSU Product Research Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere Research Benefits to NOAA: __________________ __________________________________________ Introduction The Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU) is a significant advance in our ability to observe the atmosphere. The 20 channels—both imaging and sounding channels—make possible measurements which have never before been made from the same instrument. CIRA’s research with the AMSU data has concentrated mainly on analysis of tropical cyclones, tropical rainfall, and development and distribution of AMSU products to forecasters. Tropical Cyclone Intensity With AMSU data, temperature soundings can be made through clouds. Thus tropical cyclone properties can be sensed below the central dense overcast. Tropical Rainfall Potential Using microwave rain rate observations and track forecasts, forecasts of the potential rainfall from tropical cyclones can be made. Publications DeMaria, M., J. A. Knaff, S. Q. Kidder, and M. D. Goldberg, 2000: Tropical cyclone wind retrievals using AMSU-A data from NOAA th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, American Meteorological Society, Boston, Johnsen, K.-P., and S. Q. Kidder, 2002: Water vapor over Europe obtained from remote sensors and compared with a hydrostatic NWP model. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 27, Kidder, S. Q., M. D. Goldberg, R. M. Zehr, M. DeMaria, J. F. W. Purdom, C. S. Velden, N. C. Grody, and S. J. Kusselson, 2000: Satellite analysis of tropical cyclones using the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU). Bulletin of the American Meteorological Sociey, 81, Kidder, S. Q., A. S. Jones, J. F. W. Purdom, and T. J. Greenwald, 1998: First local area products from the NOAA-15 Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU). Proceedings: Battlespace Atmospheric and Cloud Impacts on Military Operations Conference, Air Force Research Laboratory, Hanscom Air Force Base, MA, 1-3 December, Kidder, S. Q., M. D. Goldberg, R. M. Zehr, M. DeMaria, J. F. W. Purdom, C. S. Velden, N. C. Grody, and S. J. Kusselson, 2000: Tropical cyclone analysis using AMSU data. 10th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, American Meteorological Society, Boston, Kidder, S. Q., J. A. Knaff and S. J. Kusselson, 2001: Using AMSU data to forecast precipitation from landfalling hurricanes. Symposium on Precipitation Extremes: Prediction, Impacts, and Responses, American Meteorological Society, Boston, Kidder, S. Q., S. J. Kusselson, J. A. Knaff, and R. J. Kuligowski, 2001: Improvements to the experimental tropical rainfall potential (TRaP) technique. 11 th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, American Meteorological Society, Boston, Knaff, J. A., R. M. Zehr, M. D. Goldberg, and S. Q. Kidder, 2000: An example of temperature structure differences in two cyclone systems derived from the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit. Weather and Forecasting, 15, Vonder Haar, T. H., K. R. Dean, J. M. Forsythe, T. J. Greenwald, and S. Q. Kidder, 2001: Comparison of satellite and ground-based measurements of cloud liquid water in several climate zones. International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Sydney, Australia, 9-13 July 2001, 3 pp. McKague, D. S., R. J. Engelen, J. M. Forsythe, S. Q. Kidder, and T. H. Vonder Haar, 2001: An optimal- estimation algorithm for water vapor profiling using AMSU. 11 th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, American Meteorological Society, Boston, Forecaster Products The following AMSU products are mapped to Mercator and Polar Stereographic projections and distributed to NWS and SAB forecasters in real time:  Total precipitable water  Rain rate  Limb-adjusted 54.9 GHz brightness temperature  Cloud liquid water  Sea ice concentration  Snow cover  89 GHz brightness temperature  150 GHz brightness temperature  hPa thickness NOAA 15, 16, and 17 AMSU Channels and Their Principal Uses Collaborators  NOAA/NESDIS/ORA  NOAA/NESDIS/SAB  NOAA/NESDIS/RAMM Team  NOAA/National Weather Service AMSU-A Temperature Weighting Functions Cross Section of Temperature Anomalies Through Hurricane Bonnie 200 hPa Temperature Anomalies in Hurricane Floyd Using Temperature Anomalies to Estimate Intensity NOAA-16 AMSU-B rain rates for Tropical Storm Allison at 0812 UTC on 5 June Track of TC Allison The 24-h TRaP for the period ending 1200 UTC on 6 June The peak 24-h rain amount is 12+ inches. Stage III rain gauge- adjusted radar rainfall estimates for the 24-h period ending 12 UTC 6 June Note that a NWS employee measured 12 inches at his home in Galveston County, Texas. ETA forecast of 24-hour precipitation for the period ending 12 UTC 6 June The maximum is 3+ inches. “Lake Houston” formed by TC Allison. Stanley Q. KidderAndrew Jones NOAA Measurement Themes:CIRA Research Themes/Priorities (Preview of Poster) Leave this area blank Leave this area blank