Title :
Active and passive C-band microwave measurements over a wind roughened outdoor pool
Author :
Rufenach, Clifford ; Fischer, Kenneth ; Onstott, Robert ; Shuchman, Robert
Author_Institution :
Center for Earth Sci., ERIM Int. Inc., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
Differential C-band radiometric measurements between the vertical relative to the horizontal polarization over an outdoor pool using fan generated short waves exhibit less dependence on observing angle than an open ocean model developed by Wilheit (1979)
Keywords :
electromagnetic wave polarisation; microwave measurement; ocean waves; oceanographic techniques; radar polarimetry; radiometry; remote sensing; remote sensing by radar; wind; active C-band microwave measurements; differential C-band radiometric measurements; fan generated short waves; horizontal polarization; observing angle; open ocean model; passive C-band microwave measurements; vertical polarization; wind roughened outdoor pool; Brightness temperature; Fans; Microwave measurements; Microwave radiometry; Ocean temperature; Polarization; Radar measurements; Sea measurements; Temperature sensors; Wind speed;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings, 1998. IGARSS '98. 1998 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4403-0
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1998.702910
