• DocumentCode
    1541504
  • Title

    The effect of atmospheric stability on microwave excess emissivity due to wind

  • Author

    Giampaolo, Jude C. ; Ruf, Christopher S.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA, USA
  • Volume
    39
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    10/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    2311
  • Lastpage
    2314
  • Abstract
    The excess microwave emissivity of the ocean surface due to winds at nadir incidence is derived from the TOPEX microwave radiometer and altimeter together with ocean surface data. The sensitivity of emissivity to wind speed is found to depend strongly on the air-sea temperature difference
  • Keywords
    atmospheric boundary layer; atmospheric techniques; oceanographic techniques; radiometry; remote sensing; wind; TOPEX; air-sea temperature difference; atmosphere; boundary layer; excess microwave emissivity; measurement technique; meteorology; microwave emission; microwave radiometry; nadir incidence; ocean; remote sensing; sea surface; wind; wind speed; Atmosphere; Brightness; Delay estimation; Microwave radiometry; Ocean temperature; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Stability; Temperature dependence; Wind speed;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0196-2892
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/36.957295
  • Filename
    957295