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http://dx.doi.org/10.9766/KIMST.2019.22.5.716

A Study on Occurrence Frequency of Cloud for Altitude in the Central Region of the Korean Peninsula using Upper-Air Observation Data  

Kim, In Yong (The 1st Research and Development Institute, Agency for Defense Development)
Park, Hyeryeong (The 1st Research and Development Institute, Agency for Defense Development)
Kim, Min Hee (The 1st Research and Development Institute, Agency for Defense Development)
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Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology / v.22, no.5, 2019 , pp. 716-723 More about this Journal
Abstract
It is crucial to understand the characteristics of cloud occurrence frequency for development of high precision guided missile using infrared imaging sensor. In this paper, we investigated the vertical structure of cloud for altitude using upper-air observation data. We find that cloud occurrence frequency is high at altitudes of 1.3 km and 9.5 km. Theses features have seasonal and temporal dependency. In the summer, cloud often occur more than average regardless of altitude. In the winter, low clouds occur frequently, and high clouds do not occur well. In temporal characteristics, clouds occur more frequently in daytime than in nighttime regardless of altitude. Many of clouds exist in single layer or double layers in the air. We also find that the 40 % of cloud occurrence frequency at high altitude when low clouds under altitude of 2 km cover entire sky.
Keywords
Cloud Occurrence Frequency; Vertical Structure; Radiosonde;
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