Open AccessThe use of sequential satellite images in forecasting road‐surface temperatures
Author(s) -
McLean P J,
Wood N L H
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
meteorological applications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1469-8080
pISSN - 1350-4827
DOI - 10.1002/met.5060020208
Subject(s) - meteorology , satellite , environmental science , satellite tracking , tracking (education) , computer science , climatology , remote sensing , geology , geography , aerospace engineering , psychology , pedagogy , engineering
A preliminary study has been made to see if satellite images in real time can aid forecasting of road‐surface temperatures in the county of Devon, UK. Under steady synoptic conditions, linear tracking of large cloud masses produced forecasts of nocturnal minimum road temperatures to within ±0.5 °C of the measured values at widely spaced stations. The study highlights some of the problems facing the operational forecaster.