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
fDate :
10/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on
