Title :
Comparison of Conventionally Measured Sea Surface Temperature and Wind Speed with Data Retrieved from Satellite-borne Microwave Radiometry
Author :
Hofer, R. ; Njoku, E.G.
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
The Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer (SMMR) aboard both the SEASAT and NIMBUS-7 satellites was designed to estimate sea surface temperature (SST) and wind speed (WS) over an extended range of atmospheric conditions. We describe briefly the retrieval technique, and demonstrate in a case study that the instrument design goals (SST:1.5°C;WS:2m/s) appear to be feasible.
Keywords :
microwave measurement; ocean temperature; oceanographic techniques; radiometry; wind; NIMBUS-7 satellite; SEASAT satellite; atmospheric condition; retrieval technique; satellite-borne microwave radiometry; scanning multichannel microwave radiometer; sea surface temperature measurement; wind speed estimation; Aquaculture; Calibration; Computer aided software engineering; Extrapolation; Geophysical measurements; Information retrieval; Instruments; Oceans; Physics; Sea measurements;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '80
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1980.1151352
