Title :
Passive Microwave Sensing of the Earth
Author :
Staelin, David H.
Author_Institution :
Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
Passive microwave radiometers have found varied geophysical applications, particularly the remote sensing from satellites of atmospheric temperature and humidity profiles, clouds, soil moisture, snow and ice type and coverage, and other parameters.
Keywords :
atmospheric humidity; atmospheric techniques; atmospheric temperature; clouds; ice; radiometers; remote sensing; snow; atmospheric humidity profile; atmospheric temperature profile; passive microwave radiometers; passive microwave sensing; soil moisture; Clouds; Earth; Humidity; Ice; Passive microwave remote sensing; Radiometers; Satellite broadcasting; Snow; Soil moisture; Temperature sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium, 1975 IEEE-MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Palo Alton, CA
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1975.1123265
