Title :
Air and sea surface temperature measurements using a 60 GHz microwave rotating radiometer
Author :
Trokhimovski, Yuri G. ; Westwater, Ed R. ; Han, Yong
Author_Institution :
Environ. Technol. Lab., NOAA, Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
Data obtained from a single-channel 5-mm radiometer on a research vessel were used for study of sea water temperature and the temperature profile in the lower atmosphere. The technique has shown an accuracy for air-water temperature difference retrieval of about 0.1 K. Experimental values of air temperature gradient are compared with model predictions both under stable and unstable conditions
Keywords :
atmospheric techniques; atmospheric temperature; millimetre wave measurement; oceanographic techniques; radiometry; remote sensing; 60 GHz; 60 GHz microwave rotating radiometer; EHF; air-water temperature difference retrieval; sea surface temperature measurements; sea water temperature; stable conditions; temperature profile; unstable conditions; Atmosphere; Atmospheric measurements; Atmospheric modeling; Brightness temperature; Microwave measurements; Microwave radiometry; Ocean temperature; Predictive models; Radiometry; Rotation measurement; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1995. IGARSS '95. 'Quantitative Remote Sensing for Science and Applications', International
Conference_Location :
Firenze
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2567-2
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1995.521153
