DocumentCode
588453
Title
Measurements of the effect of rain on the L-band sea surface brightness temperature for the Aquarius instrument
Author
Weissman, D.E.
Author_Institution
Sch. of Eng. & Appl. Sci., Hofstra Univ., Hempstead, NY, USA
fYear
2012
fDate
14-19 Oct. 2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
4
Abstract
The effect of rain on the measurements acquired by this newly launched satellite has yet to be assessed. This project is employing coincident and collocated rain measurements from NEXRAD and SSM/I to examine the changes in the L-band radiometric brightness temperatures and changes in the sea surface radar cross section, for both polarizations. Also include is consideration of the local wind speed and direction, the sea surface temperature and the nominal sea surface salinity.
Keywords
ocean temperature; radar polarimetry; radiometry; rain; wind; Aquarius instrument; L-band radiometric brightness temperatures; L-band sea surface brightness temperature; NEXRAD; SSM/I; collocated rain measurements; local wind direction; local wind speed; nominal sea surface salinity; rain effect; sea surface radar cross section; Brightness temperature; Microwave radiometry; Ocean temperature; Rain; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Temperature measurement;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Oceans, 2012
Conference_Location
Hampton Roads, VA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-0829-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OCEANS.2012.6405060
Filename
6405060
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