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
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