Combination of passive microwave and thermal infrared for the retrieval and analysis of microwave emissivities and temperature

Author

Goïta, K. ; Royer, A.

Author_Institution

Faculte de Foresterie, Univ. de Moncton, Edmundston, NB, Canada

Volume

4

fYear

2002

fDate

24-28 June 2002

Firstpage

2401

Abstract

This paper focuses on the estimation of passive microwave emissivities and surface temperature by combining SSM/I and NOAA-10 AVHRR thermal data. The study area is located in northern Quebec (Canada) covered by taiga and tundra forests. For the surface types analyzed, the estimated emissivities varied between 0.7 and 0.97.

Keywords

atmospheric techniques; atmospheric temperature; geophysical techniques; radiometry; remote sensing; terrain mapping; 19 GHz; 37 GHz; AVHRR; Canada; EHF; IR radiometry; Quebec; SHF; SSM/I; TIR; atmosphere; boundary layer; emissivity; forest; geophysical measurement technique; infrared emission; land surface; meteorology; microwave emission; microwave radiometry; satellite remote sensing; surface layer; surface temperature; surface type; taiga; temperature; terrain mapping; thermal infrared; tundra; Brightness temperature; Frequency; Land surface; Land surface temperature; Polarization; Rough surfaces; Satellite broadcasting; Surface roughness; Temperature sensors; Vegetation mapping;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2002. IGARSS '02. 2002 IEEE International

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7536-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2002.1026557

Filename

1026557