Observation of stratospheric aerosol by combined use of infrared and microwave radiometers

Author

Takayama, Yozo

Author_Institution

Meteorol. Res. Inst., Ibaraki, Japan

fYear

1993

fDate

18-21 Aug 1993

Firstpage

317

Abstract

A method of estimating the excess in optical thickness of stratospheric aerosol after a big volcanic eruption by combining use of IR 10 mm split-window data and microwave dual-frequency data taken from MOS-1 satellite is presented. The estimation method of stratospheric aerosol optical thickness is derived by simulation study, then its method is applied to satellite data. The method is feasible for the detection of aerosol and also is also applied to correct the dense stratospheric aerosol absorption effect when the sea surface temperature is derived by satellite

Keywords

aerosols; atmospheric composition; atmospheric optics; atmospheric techniques; geophysical techniques; infrared imaging; meteorology; microwave imaging; radiometry; remote sensing; stratosphere; volcanology; IR radiometry infrared method; aerosol; atmosphere; composition; measurement technique; microwave dual-frequency; microwave radiometry; optical thickness; optics; remote sensing; satellite; split-window; stratosphere; volcano volcanic eruption plume; Aerosols; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Frequency estimation; Microwave theory and techniques; Ocean temperature; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Radiometers; Satellite broadcasting; Sea surface;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1993. IGARSS '93. Better Understanding of Earth Environment., International

Conference_Location

Tokyo

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1240-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1993.322563

Filename

322563