Simulation study of a microwave radiometric temperature profiler for the Antarctic atmosphere

Author

Basili, P. ; Ciotti, P. ; d´Auria, G. ; Marzano, F.S. ; Pierdicca, N.

Author_Institution

Istituto di Elettronica, Perugia Univ., Italy

Volume

4

fYear

1994

fDate

8-12 Aug 1994

Firstpage

2436

Abstract

Describes a simulation study carried out by applying the radiative transfer equation to a data base of radiosoundings released from the Dumont d´Urville station, located in the proximity of the Eastern coasts of Antarctica. This study was conducted for defining the specifications of the radiometric channels and for assessing an inversion algorithm for temperature profile retrieval, suitable for the foreseen operational mode of a continuously working ground based microwave radiometer observing the Antarctic atmosphere

Keywords

atmospheric techniques; atmospheric temperature; meteorology; microwave measurement; millimetre wave measurement; radiometry; remote sensing; stratosphere; temperature measurement; troposphere; 50 to 60 GHz; Antarctic atmosphere; Antarctica; Dumont d´Urville; SHF EHF; ground based microwave radiometer; inverse problem; inversion algorithm; measurement technique; meteorology; microwave radiometry; millimeter; millimetre; mm wave; polar atmosphere; radiative transfer equation; radiometric channels; remote sensing; simulation; temperature profiler; troposphere stratosphere; vertical profile; Antarctica; Atmosphere; Atmospheric modeling; Brightness temperature; Frequency; Humidity; Microwave radiometry; Performance evaluation; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1994. IGARSS '94. Surface and Atmospheric Remote Sensing: Technologies, Data Analysis and Interpretation., International

Conference_Location

Pasadena, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1497-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1994.399761

Filename

399761