Hurricane Imaging Radiometer wind speed and rain rate retrieval: [Part-1] development of an improved ocean emissivity model

Author

El-Nimri, Salem ; Jones, Linwood ; Uhlhorn, Eric ; Ruf, Chris ; Black, Peter

Author_Institution

Central Florida Remote Sensing Lab., Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA

fYear

2010

fDate

1-4 March 2010

Firstpage

116

Lastpage

120

Abstract

A new microwave radiometric ocean surface emissivity model has been developed to support the analysis and design of the new airborne Hurricane Imaging Radiometer, HIRAD. This radiative transfer model extends current ocean surface emissivity capabilities to higher wind speeds and incidence angles. This model utilizes a variety of empirical data sources many of which were collected in hurricanes.

Keywords

oceanographic techniques; radiative transfer; radiometry; rain; wind; HIRAD; airborne Hurricane Imaging Radiometer; empirical data sources; incidence angles; microwave radiometric ocean surface emissivity model; ocean emissivity model; radiative transfer model; rain rate retrieval; stepped frequency microwave radiometer; wind speeds; Hurricanes; Microwave radiometry; Ocean temperature; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Wind speed; HIRAD; High wind speed; Hurricane Imaging Radiometer; SFMR; Stepped Frequency Microwave Radiometer; ocean emissivity model;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Radiometry and Remote Sensing of the Environment (MicroRad), 2010 11th Specialist Meeting on

Conference_Location

Washington, DC

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-8120-0

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-8121-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MICRORAD.2010.5559579

Filename

5559579