EUMeTrain: Water Vapour CAL Module - Introduction

Water Vapour Images and the Conceptual Models

For additional information look at http://www.zamg.ac.at/docu/Manual/SatManu/main.htm and Santurette, Giorgiev: Weather analysis and forecasting, Elsevier 2005

Water vapour images may be essential for detecting and following the life cycle of weather system. For which conceptual models this is true?

The following list shows some selected Conceptual Models. From the list below, please choose the Conceptual Models for which you think water vapour images are essential; submit your choice by clicking on the button below the list.

Detached Warm Front
Split Front
Cold Air development
Instant Occlusion
Back Bent Occlusion
Rapid Cyclogenesis
Upper Wave
Warm conveyor belt
Upper Level Low
Polar Low
Cumulonimbus Cluster
Dark Stripes
Water Vapour Vortices