Open AccessSingle cell and multiple cell clouds analysed with satellite data in and around Bangladesh
Author(s) -
C. M. Mukammel Warid,
Md. Rezaur Rarman,
Md. Nazrul Islam
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
mausam
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.243
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 0252-9416
DOI - 10.54302/mausam.v50i2.1842
Subject(s) - geostationary orbit , precipitable water , meteorology , satellite , cloud computing , environmental science , geostationary operational environmental satellite , climatology , atmospheric sciences , geography , geology , water vapor , astronomy , physics , computer science , operating system
Multi-cell and single-cell clouds were analysed using Geostationary Meteorological Satellite (GMS-5) data on 6 and 13 August 1997 in and around Bangladesh. The multi-cell cloud moved NE with a speed of about 6 m/s and lasted approximately 21 hours. The single-cell cloud moved SE with a speed of about 13 m/s and lasted approximately 12 hours. Clouds move faster on oceans than on land. At the mature stage of the cloud, convective component was 40% and the rest was stratiform. The precipitable portion of the cloud was 74% and the rest was non-precipitable which differs from the reported value.