Title :
Characterization of errors in vector wind retrievals from satellite-based polarimetric microwave radiometer measurements
Author :
Laws, Kenneth E. ; Lyzenga, David R. ; Wiberg, Donald M. ; Vesecky, John F.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of California, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Abstract :
We present a method for evaluating characteristics of wind vector retrieval errors from polarimetric radiometer measurements. We focus on wind direction errors due to ambiguous solutions.
Keywords :
atmospheric techniques; geophysical signal processing; measurement errors; microwave measurement; radiometry; remote sensing; wind; artificial satellites; error analysis; microwave radiometry; polarimetric microwave radiometer measurements; sea surface; wind direction errors; wind vector retrieval errors; Aircraft; Instruments; Microwave measurements; Microwave radiometry; Ocean temperature; Satellite broadcasting; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Velocity measurement; Wind forecasting; Error analysis; microwave radiometry; satellites; sea surface; wind;
Journal_Title :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LGRS.2005.856711
