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European climatology of fog and low stratus based on geostationary satellite observations
Author(s) -
Cermak Jan,
Eastman Ryan M.,
Bendix Jörg,
Warren Stephen G.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
quarterly journal of the royal meteorological society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.744
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1477-870X
pISSN - 0035-9009
DOI - 10.1002/qj.503
Subject(s) - nowcasting , geostationary orbit , climatology , meteorology , satellite , environmental science , meteorological satellite , geography , geology , aerospace engineering , engineering
The distribution of fog and low stratus (FLS) is of importance in nowcasting, aviation forecasting and climate applications. This paper presents satellite‐derived FLS maps as a basis for building a European FLS climatology with high spatial and temporal resolution. Averaged maps covering several winter seasons of Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) data are analysed and compared to a cloud climatology based on a 26‐year record of ground‐based visual cloud observations. The general patterns seen in both products are found to be in good agreement and plausible. Copyright © 2009 Royal Meteorological Society