Automated Method for the Documentation of Cloud-Top Characteristics of Mesoscale Convective Systems

摘要

Measurements of cloud-top area, centroid, and eccentricity for mesoscale convective systems (MCS's) have been automated. The algorithm resides on the PROFS-2 VAX 11/780 computer and utilizes digital infrared imagery received at the local satellite ground station. The software is user-activated and processes one image per run. All operations are performed within the bounds of a user-defined image subsector.