• DocumentCode
    1372123
  • Title

    CloudSat W-Band Radar Measurements of Surface Backscatter

  • Author

    Durden, S.L. ; Tanelli, S. ; Dobrowalski, G.

  • Author_Institution
    Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
  • Volume
    8
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    5/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    401
  • Lastpage
    405
  • Abstract
    The authors examine the characteristics of the W-band surface backscatter cross section using data from the 94-GHz cloud profiling radar on the CloudSat mission. These data from CloudSat represent the first global measurements of surface properties at 94 GHz. The authors use these data to investigate seasonal changes in surface backscatter over both land and ocean. The authors also make use of a limited set of off-nadir data to investigate behavior of W-band backscatter from the ocean versus wind speed for incidence angles up to 17°.
  • Keywords
    atmospheric techniques; backscatter; clouds; radar cross-sections; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; wind; CloudSat W-band radar measurements; CloudSat mission; cloud profiling radar; frequency 94 GHz; incidence angles; ocean; seasonal changes; surface backscatter cross section; wind speed; Backscatter; Land surface; Radar; Scattering; Sea measurements; Sea surface; CloudSat; W-band; radar; radar scattering; surface backscatter;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1545-598X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LGRS.2010.2079314
  • Filename
    5624561
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1372123