DocumentCode
1051624
Title
Aircraft measurement of sea surface temperature during the West Coast Experiment
Author
Schieldge, John P. ; Shemdin, Omar H.
Author_Institution
Jet Propulsion Lab., Pasedena, CA, USA and now with National Aero. and Space Admin. Headquarters, Washingtom, DC, USA
Volume
7
Issue
3
fYear
1982
fDate
7/1/1982 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
132
Lastpage
135
Abstract
During the West Coast Experiment in March 1977, a test was conducted to ascertain the effectiveness of using remote sensing techniques to estimate sea surface temperature (SST) from infrared (IR) emissions of the sea surface. Aircraft flights were made over three buoys moored in southern California coastal waters, and data was collected of sea surface emissions at thermal IR wavelengths ( 
m). SST obtained from the remote sensing measurements were compared with in situ SST measured with thermistors mounted on the buoys. The remotely determined SST were from 
C lower than the in situ measurements. Several factors are discussed that could account for the differences.
m). SST obtained from the remote sensing measurements were compared with in situ SST measured with thermistors mounted on the buoys. The remotely determined SST were from C lower than the in situ measurements. Several factors are discussed that could account for the differences.Keywords
Infrared imaging/mapping; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Aircraft; Ocean temperature; Remote sensing; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Surface waves; Temperature sensors; Testing; Thermistors; Wavelength measurement;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Oceanic Engineering, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0364-9059
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JOE.1982.1145526
Filename
1145526
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