Application of passive microwave polarimetry for sea surface parameters retrieval

Author

Kuzmin, Alexey V. ; Pospelov, Michael N. ; Trokhimovski, Yuri G.

Author_Institution

Space Res. Inst., Moscow, Russia

Volume

2

fYear

1998

fDate

28 Sep-1 Oct 1998

Firstpage

914

Abstract

The results of the Joint United States/Russia Internal Wave Remote Sensing Experiment (JUSREX´92) are presented. A Russian research aircraft, TU-134, equipped with both optical and microwave instruments participated in the experiment. In situ data were obtained from the “Akademik Ioffe”, a research vessel equipped with contact and remote sensing instruments. To determine surface wind speed and direction, Ka-band nadir-viewing polarimeter was used. Sea surface temperature was measured by means of the S-band radiometer. Brightness temperature and wind vector data were related to true surface data. Wind and temperature fields retrieved from radiometer data were compared with side-looking radar images. The combined analysis of passive and active microwave instrument data has proved important for furthering our understanding of the ocean-atmosphere interaction

Keywords

atmospheric boundary layer; atmospheric techniques; atmospheric temperature; oceanographic techniques; polarimetry; radiometry; remote sensing; wind; JUSREX´92; Ka-band; S-band; SST; atmosphere; marine boundary layer; measurement technique; meteorology; microwave radiometry; ocean-atmosphere interaction; passive microwave polarimetry; remote sensing; sea surface parameters; sea surface temperature; wind direction; wind speed; Aircraft; Instruments; Microwave radiometry; Ocean temperature; Optical surface waves; Passive microwave remote sensing; Polarimetry; Sea surface; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS '98 Conference Proceedings

Conference_Location

Nice

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5045-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.1998.724371

Filename

724371