• DocumentCode
    792307
  • Title

    Characterization of errors in vector wind retrievals from satellite-based polarimetric microwave radiometer measurements

  • Author

    Laws, Kenneth E. ; Lyzenga, David R. ; Wiberg, Donald M. ; Vesecky, John F.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of California, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
  • Volume
    3
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2006
  • Firstpage
    45
  • Lastpage
    48
  • Abstract
    We present a method for evaluating characteristics of wind vector retrieval errors from polarimetric radiometer measurements. We focus on wind direction errors due to ambiguous solutions.
  • Keywords
    atmospheric techniques; geophysical signal processing; measurement errors; microwave measurement; radiometry; remote sensing; wind; artificial satellites; error analysis; microwave radiometry; polarimetric microwave radiometer measurements; sea surface; wind direction errors; wind vector retrieval errors; Aircraft; Instruments; Microwave measurements; Microwave radiometry; Ocean temperature; Satellite broadcasting; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Velocity measurement; Wind forecasting; Error analysis; microwave radiometry; satellites; sea surface; wind;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1545-598X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LGRS.2005.856711
  • Filename
    1576687
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=792307