Meteorology:ASCAP: Air–Sea interaction, Cloud And Precipitation experiment
Published: March 29, 2010, 12:00 am
Updated: November 26, 2011, 7:48 am
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C Michael Hogan
ASCAP is an acronym for the Air–Sea interaction, Cloud And Precipitation experiment over the Baltic Sea, a component of BALTEX.
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ASCAP is a comprehensive campaign for an air–sea interaction field campaign in the Baltic Sea, with the central aim being to improve model parameterization schemes via a better understanding of the physical mechanisms and validation of remote sensing algorithms. The objectives are:
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Measurements of parameters determining air–sea interaction processes, the sea state, and wave spectra;
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In–situ measurements and observations of clouds, water vapor and precipitation;
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Parameterization of air–sea interaction processs in region models;
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Validation of algorithms to estimate cloud parameters, water vapor and precipitation from radar and satellite data; and
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Validation of numerical models against long–term measurements.
The measurement phase of this experiment took place from 1995 until 1997.
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Steve Baum (Lead Author);C Michael Hogan (Topic Editor) "ASCAP: Air–Sea interaction, Cloud And Precipitation experiment". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth March 29, 2010; Last revised Date November 26, 2011; Retrieved May 19, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/ASCAP:_Air%E2%80%93Sea_interaction,_Cloud_And_Precipitation_experiment?topic=49537>
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ASCAP is an acronym for the Air–Sea interaction, Cloud And Precipitation experiment over the Baltic Sea, a component of BALTEX.
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This article is written at a definitional level only. Authors wishing to expand this entry are inivited to expand the present treatment, which additions will be peer reviewed prior to publication of any expansion. |
ASCAP is a comprehensive campaign for an air–sea interaction field campaign in the Baltic Sea, with the central aim being to improve model parameterization schemes via a better understanding of the physical mechanisms and validation of remote sensing algorithms. The objectives are:
-
Measurements of parameters determining air–sea interaction processes, the sea state, and wave spectra;
-
In–situ measurements and observations of clouds, water vapor and precipitation;
-
Parameterization of air–sea interaction processs in region models;
-
Validation of algorithms to estimate cloud parameters, water vapor and precipitation from radar and satellite data; and
-
Validation of numerical models against long–term measurements.
The measurement phase of this experiment took place from 1995 until 1997.
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