John D. Hader thesis (2016) and supplemental materials

M.S. Thesis: Propagating, Cloud-eroding Boundaries in Southeast Atlantic Marine Stratocumulus
John D. Hader, July 2016

Supplemental MP4 movies illustrating cloud boundaries:
Animation 3.6: Meteosat visible imagery animation for 08 April, 2013 from 05:12 to 19:42 UTC
Animation 3.7: Meteosat visible imagery animation for 26 May, 2014 from 05:12 to 19:57 UTC.
Animation 3.8: Meteosat visible imagery animation for 05 May, 2014 from 05:12 to 19:57 UTC.
Animation 3.9: Meteosat visible imagery animation for 26 May 2012 from 03:27 to 17:27 UTC showing the locations of discrete cloud elements through the animation.
Animation 3.11: merged infrared 12 μm brightness temperatures for the two day period from 13 June 2014 00:00 UTC to 14 June 2014 23:30 UTC. Red denotes missing data.
Animation 3.12: merged infrared 12 μm brightness temperatures for the two day period from 25 May 2014 00:00 UTC to 26 May 2014 23:30 UTC. Red denotes missing data.
Animation 3.14: Zoomed-in Meteosat visible imagery animation for 26 May, 2014 from 05:12 to 19:57 UTC.
Animation 3.15: Zoomed-in Meteosat visible imagery animation for 05 May, 2014 from 05:12 to 19:57 UTC.
Animation 3.18: Zoomed-in Meteosat visible imagery animation for 23 June, 2014 from 05:12 to 19:57 UTC. Gravity waves of interest are highlighted with a yellow oval.
Animation 3.19: Zoomed-in 15 minute Meteosat visible imagery animation for 12 May, 2015 from 05:12 to 19:57 UTC. Gravity waves of interest are highlighted with a yellow oval.
Animation 3.23: Animation of the annual cycle in the monthly-averaged MERRA reanalysis sea level pressure and wind vectors at 1000 hPa for the period 01 January 2000 through 31 December 2015.
Animation 3.24: Animation of the annual cycle in monthly-averaged MERRA estimated inversion strength (EIS, see Section 2.3) for the period 01 January 2000 through 31 December 2015. Gray denotes missing data.
Animation 3.25: Animation of the annual cycle in the monthly-averaged MERRA reanalysis pressure vertical velocity at 700 hPa for the period 01 January 2000 through 31 December 2015.
Animation 4.6: 30 minute merged infrared 12 μm brightness temperatures for the two day period from 01 August 2014 00:00 UTC to 02 August 2014 23:30 UTC. Red denotes missing data. The approximate location of Gobabeb, Namibia is denoted by a yellow star.