Title :
Wind dependences of brightness temperature measured by airborne Ka-band polarimeter during the Shoaling Waves Experiment
Author :
Irisov, V.G. ; Fedor, L.F. ; Leuski, V.L. ; Patten, B.P.
Author_Institution :
Zel Technol., LLC, Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
Airborne Ka-band radiometric observations of the ocean were used to derive wind dependences of brightness temperature at various viewing angles. Brightness temperature contrast appeared to be significantly higher than predicted by Elfouhaily´s spectrum and small slope approximation.
Keywords :
atmospheric boundary layer; atmospheric techniques; radiometry; remote sensing; wind; AD 1999; Ka-band; North Atlantic; Shoaling Waves Experiment; boundary layer; brightness temperature; marine atmosphere; measurement technique; microwave radiometry; polarimetry; remote sensing; surface layer; viewing angle; wind; Aircraft; Brightness temperature; Marine technology; Microwave radiometry; Oceans; Polarization; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Temperature measurement; Wind speed;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2002. IGARSS '02. 2002 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7536-X
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2002.1026265
