Title :
Application of passive microwave polarimetry for sea surface parameters retrieval
Author :
Kuzmin, Alexey V. ; Pospelov, Michael N. ; Trokhimovski, Yuri G.
Author_Institution :
Space Res. Inst., Moscow, Russia
fDate :
28 Sep-1 Oct 1998
Abstract :
The results of the Joint United States/Russia Internal Wave Remote Sensing Experiment (JUSREX´92) are presented. A Russian research aircraft, TU-134, equipped with both optical and microwave instruments participated in the experiment. In situ data were obtained from the “Akademik Ioffe”, a research vessel equipped with contact and remote sensing instruments. To determine surface wind speed and direction, Ka-band nadir-viewing polarimeter was used. Sea surface temperature was measured by means of the S-band radiometer. Brightness temperature and wind vector data were related to true surface data. Wind and temperature fields retrieved from radiometer data were compared with side-looking radar images. The combined analysis of passive and active microwave instrument data has proved important for furthering our understanding of the ocean-atmosphere interaction
Keywords :
atmospheric boundary layer; atmospheric techniques; atmospheric temperature; oceanographic techniques; polarimetry; radiometry; remote sensing; wind; JUSREX´92; Ka-band; S-band; SST; atmosphere; marine boundary layer; measurement technique; meteorology; microwave radiometry; ocean-atmosphere interaction; passive microwave polarimetry; remote sensing; sea surface parameters; sea surface temperature; wind direction; wind speed; Aircraft; Instruments; Microwave radiometry; Ocean temperature; Optical surface waves; Passive microwave remote sensing; Polarimetry; Sea surface; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '98 Conference Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Nice
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5045-6
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1998.724371
