1. P. Minnis (p.minnis@nasa.gov), A. DelGenio (adelgenio@giss.nasa.gov)
Project Title: A Study of Arctic Radiation Budget using CERES/MODIS Satellite
and ARM NSA Surface Observations and NASA GISS Model
Project team: Xiquan Dong Baike Xi
P. Minnis A. DelGenio
Project status:
Year 1 (now) – Using the ARM ground-based and NASA satellite observations to study drought and flood events at the SGP.
Year 2 and 3
1) Provide the surface-satellite dataset for modelers to simulate the extremes at the SGP.
2) Study Arctic clouds and their impact on surface and TOA radiation budget using ARM NSA and NASA satellite observations.
Science issue: Two Golden years, SGP focus on drought/flood extremes
Approach: Using the 10-yr averages as baseline to define and study WY06 and WY07 extremes
Satellite-based data: Cloud and radiation properties derived from GOES, CERES, MODIS during WY06/07
Ground-based data: ARM SGP observed cloud and radiation properties and rainfall from 1997 to 2007.
Analyses: Annual and diurnal cycles of cloud and radiation properties during the periods of and WY06/07
NEWS linkages: (pull, push, collaborate, external)
This study is the NEWS integration project #2: Two golden years, SGP focus on drought/flood contrast.
This integration team is led by Houser, Schiffer and Lapenta. The team members include Peters-Lidard, Schubert/Phil, Dong, Huffman, Arkin, Imam, Famiglietti, Entin, Bosilovich, Fetzer, Rossow, Lapenta, Njoku, Su, Lin, Roads, Sapiano, Janowiak, Ferraro, L'Ecuyer, and Olson.
Major Result to go in lower left side: Figures should not be too complex or busy – this example is probably the limit of acceptable complexity.
Monthly E-P timeseries and total precipitable water change, from the “next-generation” NEWS global water-cycle data. The green shaded area encompasses the total range of E-P estimates obtained through various combinations of precipitation data.
Updated: October 29, 2007