scholarly journals Radiation fog viewed by INSAT – 1 D and Kalpana Geo - Stationary satellite

MAUSAM ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 251-260
Author(s):  
JAGADISH SINGH ◽  
R. K. GIRI ◽  
SURYA KANT

The intense, long-spell and synoptic scale fog over north India has been studied using Very High Resolution Radiometer (V.H.R.R.) visible imageries of INSAT-1D and Kalpana Geo-Stationary satellites. The intensity, coverage and characteristics of fog seen in satellite imageries are found to be in conformity with the ground –based surface meteorological observations. The unusually long spell fog formations have been explained using maximum temperature and relative humidity anomalies of I.G.I Airport, New Delhi, Amousi Airport, Lucknow, Babatpur Airport, Varanasi and Rajasansi Airport, Amritsar. Atmospheric stability of very high order was seen in the lower part of the atmosphere at Delhi creating favourable condition for the formation of intense and long-spell fog. The relation between Wetness Index derived based on Basist study (1998) using 19, 37 and 85 GHz frequency channels of Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I) onboard Defense Meteorological Satellite Programme (DMSP) satellite and fog duration were studied.  

MAUSAM ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 271-290
Author(s):  
JAGADISH SINGH ◽  
SURYA KANT

Lkkj & bl 'kks/k-i= esa rsjg gokbZ vM~Mksa ds orZeku ekSle laca/kh vk¡dMksa dk mi;ksx djrs gq, mÙkjh Hkkjr esa fofdj.k ;qDr dksgjs dk v/;;u fd;k x;k gSA gky gh ds o"kksZa esa Hkkjr ds mÙkjh Hkkxksa esa dksgjs dh mRifÙk esa cgqr vf/kd o`f) ik;h xbZ gSA pw¡fd bafnjk xk¡/kh vUrjjk"Vªh; ¼vkbZ- th- vkbZ-½ gokbZ vM~Ms dh o"kZ 1997&1998] 1998&1999] 1999&2000] 2000&2001] 2001&2002] 2002&2003 vkSj 2003&2004 ds nkSjku dqy 900 mM+kuksa ds ekxZ cnys x,A blfy, bl gokbZ vM~Ms ds oSekfudh izpkyuksa ij iM+s dksgjs ds izfrdwy izHkko dk v/;;u fd;k x;k gSA bafnjk xk¡/kh gokbZ vM~Ms ij dSV&I, dSV&II vkSj dSV&III izpkyuksa ds fy, foekuksa dks mrkjus esa lgk;d vR;f/kd l{ke midj.k iz.kkyh vkbZ- ,y- ,l- miyC/k djkbZ xbZ gSA bl 'kks/k&i= esa xr iUnzg o"kksZa ds LdksiksxzkQksa ifjdfyr de n`’;rk okys izpkyuksa  ds fy, vko’;d juos dh n`’; jsatksa vkj- oh- vkj- dh mi;ksfxrk ij fopkj&foe’kZ fd;k x;k gSA mixzg }kjk dksgjs ij fd, x, izs{k.kksa dk /kjkryh; izs{k.kksa ds lkFk lgh rkyesy ik;k x;k gSA mixzg ls izkIr gq, fp= bl ckr dk izek.k gSa fd o"kZ 1998&1999 ds nkSjku mŸkjh Hkkjr esa vR;f/kd l?ku dksgjk vjc lkxj esa cus izpaM pØokr ls vR;f/kd ek=k esa vknzZrk ds izokg ds dkj.k cuk FkkA bl 'kks/k-i= esa bafnjk xk¡/kh gokbZ vM~Mk] y[kuÅ gokbZ vM~Mk] okjk.klh gokbZ vM~Mk vkSj ve`rlj gokbZ vM~Mk  ij dksgjs ds nkSjku vf/kdre rkieku vkSj lkisf{kd vknzZrk dh folaxfr;ksa ds e/; laca/k dk irk yxkus dk Hkh iz;kl fd;k x;k gSA  Radiation fog over north India has been studied using current weather data of thirteen airports. There has been a tremendous increase in the fog formation over northern parts of India in recent years. An attempt has been made to study the adverse impact of fog on aeronautical operations at Indira Gandhi International (I.G.I.) airport as total number of flights diverted during 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03 and 2003-04 were about 900. I.G.I. airport is provided with a very efficient Instrument  Landing System (ILS) for Cat-I, Cat-II and Cat-III operations. The utility of Runway Visual Ranges (RVRs) required for low visibility operations, calculated from skopographs, for the last fifteen years, has been discussed. Satellite observations on fog have been found to be in          fair agreement with the surface observations. Most catastrophic fog formations, which occurred over north India during 1998-99, were found to be due to the enormous amount moisture flow from a severe cyclone formed in the Arabian Sea as evidenced in satellite imagery. An attempt has also been made to establish a relation of maximum temperature and Relative Humidity anomaly with the duration of fog at I.G.I. airport, Lucknow airport, Varanasi airport and Amritsar airport.


Author(s):  
Jehad Ighbareyeh

 Jericho is an ancient Canaanite Palestinian city and one of the oldest cities in history, which dates back to more than 10.000 BC (Stone Age). It is located near to the Jordan River, north of the Dead Sea, and north of Jerusalem. Moreover, it considered the lowest area in the earth and has a unique climatic zone. during the study period (1975-1995), was utilized the Salvador Rivas Martinez scale to classify the bioclimate of the earth to analysis the climate and bioclimate data, which was obtained from one station from Palestinian Meteorology Department (Jericho station). The results revealed that the mean monthly temperature was 22.4 0C, mean maximum temperature was 34.8 0C, mean monthly minimum temperature was 15.3 0C, the value of the annual ombrothermic index was 0.6, the compensated thermicity index is very high around 1209/1209 and the simple continentality index was 16.7. The bioclomate of Jericho is located within the zones of the thermal model under the inframediterranean basin, the dry and arid regions. Jericho is belong to Mediterranean desertic-oceanic, the latitudinal belt as subtropical, while continentality is oceanic-low eu-oceanic.


1993 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 398-404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florence Fetterer ◽  
Jeffrey Hawkins

Under the Office of Naval Research-sponsored Arctic Leads Accelerated Research Initiative (ARI), a data set of Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) imagery covering the years 1988 through 1992 is being constructed. Relatively cloud-free imagery is selected from image hardcopies. Each image examined is subjectively ranked on the percentage of each sea or seas it covers, and the cloudiness of the image within each sea. The images are then logged in a spreadsheet. From the spreadsheet, about 20 images per month (for the year 1989) are ordered from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for processing. The image data are calibrated and mapped to one of two grids, which together cover most of the Arctic at 1 km per pixel. Care has been taken to match the grid and the projection to that of Special Sensor Microwave Imager (SSM/I) data distributed by the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). The 1989 data set is complete at this time. Presently, data are distributed to the Remote Sensing Working Group of the ARI. NSIDC will distribute the data set to a wider audience at a later date.


2002 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. 463-470 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison J. McMorrow ◽  
Mark A. J. Curran ◽  
Tas D. Van Ommen ◽  
Vin I. Morgan ◽  
Ian Allison

AbstractSnow-pit and shallow firn-core records of oxygen isotope ratios (δ18O) and trace ion species were generated at a high-accumulation site on Law Dome, East Antarctica. Concordance between accumulation events identified in records up to 7.7 km a part confirms that the observed glaciochemical variations are the result of regional rather than local surface effects. This allows calibration of the snow-pit records with measured meteorological parameters. Net accumulation periods that comprise the snow-pit record are identified using hourly snow-accumulation measurements from a co-located automatic weather station (AWS). Particular focus is given to three net accumulation periods preserved during austral summer 1999/2000 that correspond to the top 0.5 m of the snow pit. Local meteorological conditions recorded during the summer accumulation periods by the AWS are combined with regional and synoptic-scale meteorology derived from Casey station (110 km away) and Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer satellite imagery to identify potential source regions for chemical signals preserved in summer snow at Law Dome.


2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e19566-e19566
Author(s):  
S. Aggarwal ◽  
P. Prakhar ◽  
S. Kohli ◽  
A. Negi ◽  
M. Jauhari ◽  
...  

e19566 Background: We retrospectively analysed records of the Patients visiting the pathology department of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi a super-speciality hospital, between February 2007- February 2008. Out of a total of 16,500 cases, NHL was reported in 154 (0.93%)cases. The median age was 52 yrs and the no. of male patients were 104 and female were 50 making M:F = 2:1. The type of NHL was B-Cell type (CD-20+ve) in 132(85%) and T-Cell type (CD 3+ve) in 22 (15%) cases. Out of 154 patients, 77 were nodal and 77 were extra nodal. Additional features - HIV positivity in 2 patients, autoimmune haemolytic disease in 1 patient and thalessemia major in 1 patient. In extra-nodal group of NHL patients the no. Of male and female patients were 55 & 22 respectively (M:F=2.5:1). Out of 77 extra-nodal cases, 31(20%) were GIT NHL (Stomach -16, Colon-8, Ileum-4, and Duodenum-3) and out of the rest 46 extra-nodal cases the site of origin was - head & neck-14, skin n soft tissues -8, primary CNS-6, testicular-4, para-spinal- 3, breast mass-3, perinephric-2, bones-2 and 1 each in cervix, lung mass, liver and cervical plexus. Methods: A detailed analysis of 31 GIT NHL cases was carried out. 28 out of 31 were B-Cell type and 3 were T-Cell type. 26 out of 31 were diffuse large cell variety, 2 were mixed small & large cell variety and 1 MALT variety. In 2 patients the type of lymphoma could not be ascertained. Bone marrow infiltration was present in 2 out of 31 cases of GIT Lymphoma. Surgery was carried out in 15 of 31 GIT NHL cases and these were arising from Colon, Ileum and Duodenum. No surgery was performed in patients with stomach lymphoma. Results: Of all the extra-nodal cases chemotherapy was given to 39 patients - R-CHOP = 20 patients, CHOP = 13 patients, high dose MTX in primary CNS NHL = 6 patients. CR was achieved 16 out of 20 R-CHOP patients (80%), 8 out of 13 CHOP Patients (61 %) and 4 out of 6 high dose MTX patients (66%). No significant financial relationships to disclose.


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