Radiometric observations of sea temperature at 2.65 GHZ over the chesapeake bay
| Autor: | A. W. Love, M. Van Melle, W. W. Ho, H.-J. Blume |
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| Rok vydání: | 1977 |
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Radiometer
Mechanical Engineering Microwave radiometer Diffuse sky radiation Ocean Engineering Condensed Matter Physics Atmospheric sciences Temperature measurement Wind speed Physics::Geophysics Brightness temperature Surface roughness Range (statistics) Environmental science Per mille Radiometric dating Electrical and Electronic Engineering Physics::Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics Remote sensing |
| Zdroj: | IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering. 2:121-128 |
| ISSN: | 0364-9059 |
| DOI: | 10.1109/joe.1977.1145315 |
| Popis: | The present work describes the various corrections necessary in order to deduce ocean surface temperature from S -band microwave radiometer measurements and applies these results to a series of data obtained with a high absolute accuracy radiometer. Measurements made with a 2.65 GHz radiometer from an aircraft flown over the Chesapeake Bay area are presented and compared in detail with accurately obtained sea truth data. For the calm sea, it was found that the observed brightness temperature agreed well with that calculated from the known sea surface and atmospheric properties over a fairly wide range of surface salinity values (0.2 per mille to 25 per mille). For cases where the surface wind speeds are of the order of 7 to 15 knots, an excess brightness temperature was observed which is attributable to surface roughness and microscale surface disturbances. The excess brightness temperature dependence on wind speed was found to correlate to a certain extent with the rms wave slope dependence on wind speed. |
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