• DocumentCode
    2857437
  • Title

    Preparing for SMOS: Sea Salinity Campaigns and Results

  • Author

    Sobjaerg, Sten S. ; Balling, Jan ; Kristensen, Steen S. ; Skou, Niels

  • Author_Institution
    Orsted-DTU, Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    July 31 2006-Aug. 4 2006
  • Firstpage
    1693
  • Lastpage
    1696
  • Abstract
    Mapping of sea surface salinity, based on L-band radiometric measurements, is presently investigated as a preparation for space missions. Special concern is on correction for effects caused by the sea surface roughness, and this paper will address two campaigns, LOSAC and CoSMOS, with the aim of investigating these effects. Conclusions from LOSAC are presented, and open issues to be investigated during the presently ongoing CoSMOS campaign are outlined. Finally, the installation and campaign plan for CoSMOS are presented.
  • Keywords
    oceanography; remote sensing; CoSMOS campaign; L-band radiometric measurements; LOSAC campaign; sea surface roughness; sea surface salinity mapping; Aircraft; Atmospheric measurements; Azimuth; Calibration; Instruments; L-band; Microwave radiometry; Ocean temperature; Sea measurements; Sea surface roughness;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2006. IGARSS 2006. IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Denver, CO
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9510-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IGARSS.2006.438
  • Filename
    4241585