Microwave Spectroscopic Imagery of the Earth
| Autor: | David H. Staelin, F. T. Barath, Joe W. Waters, E. J. Johnston, Philip W. Rosenkranz |
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| Rok vydání: | 1977 |
| Předmět: |
geography
Multidisciplinary geography.geographical_feature_category Spectrometer Snow Atmospheric temperature Atmospheric sciences Physics::Geophysics Sea ice thickness Sea ice Environmental science Satellite Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics Physics::Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics Water vapor Microwave Remote sensing |
| Zdroj: | Science. 197:991-993 |
| ISSN: | 1095-9203 0036-8075 |
| Popis: | The microwave spectrometer on the Nimbus 6 satellite has produced the first microwave spectral images of the earth. It has yielded global maps of (i) atmospheric temperature profiles, (ii) the distributions of water vapor and liquid water over ocean, and (iii) the coverage and type of ice and snow. The method has potential for operational synoptic monitoring. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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