Atmospheric effects on the wind retrieval performance of satellite radiometers

Author

West, Richard D. ; Yueh, Simon H.

Author_Institution

Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA

Volume

3

fYear

1996

fDate

27-31 May 1996

Firstpage

1727

Abstract

Atmospheric emission contributes to radiometer measurements meant to study the ocean surface. The relative importance of this contribution depends on the amount of water (vapor and liquid) in the air column, and on the frequency and polarization used. For vertical and horizontal polarization, the atmosphere contributes a significant bias to observed brightness temperatures. The U stokes parameter, however, is relatively insensitive to the atmosphere, and is therefore a more reliable measure of surface conditions

Keywords

atmospheric techniques; microwave measurement; millimetre wave measurement; polarimetry; radiometry; remote sensing; wind; EHF; SHF; U stokes parameter; atmospheric effects; brightness temperature; marine atmosphere; measurement technique; microwave polarimetry; mm wave; ocean surface; polarization; radiowave propagation; remote sensing; satellite radiometer; satellite radiometry; wind retrieval performance; Atmosphere; Atmospheric measurements; Brightness temperature; Frequency; Ocean temperature; Polarization; Radiometry; Satellite broadcasting; Sea measurements; Sea surface;

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.1996.516782

Filename

516782