Gorbatenko, V. P.; Krechetova, S. Yu.; Belikova, M. Yu.; Nechepurenko, O. E. (2015). The comparison of atmospheric instability indices retrieved from the data of radio sounding and MODIS spectroradiometer on thunderstorm days over West Siberia. RUSSIAN METEOROLOGY AND HYDROLOGY, 40(5), 289-295.

Abstract
Considered is the possibility of using the MODIS spectroradiometer database for the determination of the level of atmospheric in stability for thunderstorm forecasting over West Siberia. Three indices computed from the data of the satellite and radiosondes are compared as instability characteristics: LIFT, TOTL, and KIND. It is revealed that two indices correlate well, namely, LIFT and TOTL. It is demonstrated that the results of MODIS sounding enable identifying the spatial position of deep convective cells and specifying the thunderstorm forecast.

DOI:
10.3103/S1068373915050015

ISSN:
1068-3739