Title :
Atmospheric water vapour measurements using SSM/I data and RTE approach
Author :
Migliorini, Stefano ; Nativi, Stefano ; Giuli, Dino
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Florence Univ., Italy
Abstract :
This work deals with water vapour column content estimates over sea, using radiative transfer equation (RTE) and SSM/I brightness temperature data in clear sky conditions. A non-scattering solution of RTE for exponential water vapour and linear temperature profile has been developed. Successful comparisons with a well known statistical literature algorithm have been considered
Keywords :
atmospheric humidity; atmospheric techniques; radiometry; remote sensing; RTE; SSM/I; atmosphere; brightness temperature; humidity; measurement technique; meteorology; microwave radiometry; non-scattering solution; radiative transfer equation; satellite remote sensing; spaceborne method; water vapor; water vapour; Atmosphere; Atmospheric measurements; Brightness temperature; Equations; Frequency estimation; Kelvin; Ocean temperature; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Temperature dependence;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings, 1998. IGARSS '98. 1998 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4403-0
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1998.691461
