DocumentCode :
1051624
Title :
Aircraft measurement of sea surface temperature during the West Coast Experiment
Author :
Schieldge, John P. ; Shemdin, Omar H.
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., Pasedena, CA, USA and now with National Aero. and Space Admin. Headquarters, Washingtom, DC, USA
Volume :
7
Issue :
3
fYear :
1982
fDate :
7/1/1982 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
132
Lastpage :
135
Abstract :
During the West Coast Experiment in March 1977, a test was conducted to ascertain the effectiveness of using remote sensing techniques to estimate sea surface temperature (SST) from infrared (IR) emissions of the sea surface. Aircraft flights were made over three buoys moored in southern California coastal waters, and data was collected of sea surface emissions at thermal IR wavelengths ( 
m). SST obtained from the remote sensing measurements were compared with in situ SST measured with thermistors mounted on the buoys. The remotely determined SST were from 
C lower than the in situ measurements. Several factors are discussed that could account for the differences.
m). SST obtained from the remote sensing measurements were compared with in situ SST measured with thermistors mounted on the buoys. The remotely determined SST were from C lower than the in situ measurements. Several factors are discussed that could account for the differences.Keywords :
Infrared imaging/mapping; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Aircraft; Ocean temperature; Remote sensing; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Surface waves; Temperature sensors; Testing; Thermistors; Wavelength measurement;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Oceanic Engineering, IEEE Journal of
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0364-9059
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/JOE.1982.1145526
Filename :
1145526
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