Air and sea surface temperature measurements using a 60-GHz microwave rotating radiometer

Author

Trokhimovski, Yuri Gaevich ; Westwater, Ed R. ; Han, Yong ; Leuski, Vladimir Yemelyanovich

Author_Institution

Environ. Technol. Lab., NOAA, Boulder, CO, USA

Volume

36

Issue

1

fYear

1998

fDate

1/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

3

Lastpage

15

Abstract

Data obtained from a single-channel scanning 5 mm radiometer on a research vessel were used for the study of sea surface temperature and lower-atmospheric temperature; profiles under neutral, weakly stable, and unstable conditions. Comparisons with in situ air and water temperature measurements, dropsonde temperature data, radiosonde data, and VV Ku-band side-looking radar images are presented. The technique based on 5-mm measurements determines the air-skin water (skin depth of 0.3 mm) temperature difference with an accuracy of the order of 0.1 K. Analysis of the experimental data suggests that the air-skin water temperature difference depends weakly on solar heating and wind speed V for 2.5<V<9 m/s

Keywords

atmospheric boundary layer; atmospheric techniques; atmospheric temperature; millimetre wave measurement; oceanographic techniques; radiometry; remote sensing; temperature measurement; 5 mm; 60 GHz; EHF; SST; air-skin water temperature difference; atmosphere; boundary layer; measurement technique; microwave radiometry; microwave rotating radiometer; neutral stability; ocean; remote sensing; sea surface temperature; single-channel scanning radiometry; stability conditions; troposphere; unstable conditions; weakly stable; Ocean temperature; Radar imaging; Radar measurements; Radiometry; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Skin; Temperature dependence; Temperature measurement; Velocity measurement;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0196-2892

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/36.655313

Filename

655313