DocumentCode
2091611
Title
Satellite microwave SST: accuracy, comparisons to AVHRR and Reynolds SST, and measurement of diurnal thermocline variability
Author
Gentemann, Chelle L. ; Wentz, Frank J.
Author_Institution
Remote Sensing Syst., Santa Rosa, CA, USA
Volume
1
fYear
2001
fDate
2001
Firstpage
246
Abstract
A global understanding. of the spatial/temporal variability of the diurnal thermocline is necessary for accurate parameterization of skin-bulk differences. Satellite microwave radiometers offer vital observations pertinent to this research, as they are capable of global, daily, coincident retrievals of skin sea surface temperature (SST),. wind-stress, cloud cover, and rain rate. These variables can be compared with a bulk SST, such as the Reynolds optimum interpolated SST, to examine skin-bulk relationships
Keywords
microwave measurement; oceanographic techniques; radiometry; remote sensing; cloud cover; diurnal thermocline variability; microwave radiometers; rain rate; satellite microwave SST; skin sea surface temperature; skin-bulk differences; spatial/temporal variability; wind-stress; Atmosphere; Electromagnetic heating; Information retrieval; Microwave measurements; Ocean temperature; Rain; Remote sensing; Satellite broadcasting; Sea measurements; Skin;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2001. IGARSS '01. IEEE 2001 International
Conference_Location
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7031-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IGARSS.2001.976116
Filename
976116
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