Satellite Studies of the Southwest East Asian Monsoon

史密斯教授项目的主要目标是从卫星数据中估计东亚季风区西南部三年内垂直加热的分布情况。该项目涉及为特殊传感器微波/成像仪(SSM/I)数据开发新的检索算法。对降雨量和降冰量进行了估算，由此推算出潜热廓线。这些估算与卫星辐射冷却估算相结合，将被用于分析该地区的经圈环流和大气能量收支。此外，史密斯教授还将研究西藏和蒙古高原的热源和热汇。史密斯博士是为数不多的致力于这一关键领域的大学科学家之一。如果我们要实现卫星遥感信息的潜力，这类研究是必不可少的。

The primary goal of Professor Smith's project is to obtain from satellite data estimates of the distribution of vertical heating over the southwest portion of the monsoon region in East Asia for a three year period. The project involves the development of new retrieval algorithms for Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I) data. Estimates of precipitating rain and ice are produced from which latent heating profiles are deduced. These estimates, combined with satellite-derived radiative cooling estimates, will then be used to analyze the meridional circulation and atmospheric energy budgets in the region. In addition, Professor Smith will examine the heat sources and sinks over the Tibetan and Mongolian Plateaus. Dr. Smith is one of a very few university scientists working on the critically area. Research of this type is essential if we are to realize the potential for remotely sensed information from satellites.