Use of ship surface air temperatures in the Flattery height/wind analysis

"Close scrutiny of a single analysis by Phillips, et al. (1977) revealed several problems with both the observed data and the Flattery analysis procedure used for NMC operational analyses and in the 6-hour data assimilation cycle. A solution to one of the problems is discussed in this note. The problem is that the Flattery analysis produces incorrect low-level thickness temperatures over oceanic areas. More specifically, the one case study showed the low-level thickness temperatures to be too cold in the northwestern Pacific when compared to observed ship temperatures. A solution to this problem consists of making better use of observed ship surface air temperatures"--Introduction. Glenn E. Rasch. "April 1978." "This is an unreviewed manuscript, primarily intended for informal exchange of information among NMC staff members." System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Includes bibliographical references (page 16). 1978 NWS (National Weather Service) LIbrary Public Domain 1931