Title :
Improved modeling and retrieval of convective precipitation from spaceborne passive microwave measurements
Author :
Vincent Leslie, R. ; Bickmeier, Laura J. ; Blackwell, William J. ; Chen, Frederick W. ; Jairam, Laura G.
Author_Institution :
MIT Lincoln Lab., Lexington, MA
Abstract :
This manuscript focuses on recent efforts for the development and validation of passive microwave precipitation retrieval algorithms for the NPOESS (National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System) satellite program. Emphasis will be placed on the following three critical components: a methodology for simulating passive microwave observations, a technique for validating the methodology with aircraft measurements, and a statistics-based algorithm for estimating precipitation rate.
Keywords :
atmospheric precipitation; atmospheric techniques; convection; radiative transfer; radiometry; statistical analysis; NPOESS program; National Polar Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System; convective precipitation modeling; convective precipitation retrieval; method validation technique; passive microwave observation simulation; precipitation rate statistics based estimation; spaceborne passive microwave measurements; Aircraft; Atmospheric modeling; Instruments; Microwave measurements; Microwave theory and techniques; Neural networks; Satellite broadcasting; Sea measurements; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Solid modeling; Microwave radiometry; Precipitation retrievals; Radiative transfer modeling;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Radiometry and Remote Sensing of the Environment, 2008. MICRORAD 2008
Conference_Location :
Firenze
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1986-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1987-6
DOI :
10.1109/MICRAD.2008.4579486
