• DocumentCode
    297898
  • Title

    Ocean surface wind direction retrievals using microwave polarimetric radiometer data

  • Author

    Gaiser, Peter W. ; Chang, Paul ; Li, Li

  • Author_Institution
    Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    27-31 May 1996
  • Firstpage
    1123
  • Abstract
    Presents ocean surface wind direction retrievals using polarimetric radiometer data collected during the WINDRAD´94 experiment. The results suggest that unambiguous direction retrievals are realizable with passive microwave polarimeters
  • Keywords
    atmospheric techniques; microwave measurement; polarimetry; radiometry; remote sensing; wind; SHF; WINDRAD 94; WINDRAD´94; marine atmosphere; measurement technique; meteorology; microwave polarimetric radiometry; microwave radiometry; ocean surface wind direction; remote sensing; surface wind direction retrieval; Brightness temperature; Information retrieval; Microwave radiometry; Microwave sensors; Ocean temperature; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Surface waves; TV; Wind speed;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1996. IGARSS '96. 'Remote Sensing for a Sustainable Future.', International
  • Conference_Location
    Lincoln, NE
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-3068-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516588
  • Filename
    516588