Title :
Millimeter-wavelength forward-model comparisons based on ground-based radiometric data taken during the 1999 NSA radiometric experiment
Author :
Westwater, E.R. ; Racette, P. ; Cimini, D. ; Han, Y.
Author_Institution :
Cooperative Inst. for Res. in Environ. Sci., Colorado Univ., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
Based on radiometric and radiosonde observations made at the North Slope of Alaska, during March 1991, comparisons of measured and calculated brightness temperatures are made for frequencies ranging from 23.8 to 340 GHz. Three clean air absorption models of Liebe (1987 and 1993) and Rosenkranz (1998) are used.
Keywords :
atmospheric humidity; atmospheric radiation; atmospheric temperature; radiometry; 23.8 to 340 GHz; AD 1991 03; AD 1999; Alaska; NSA radiometric experiment; North Slope; brightness temperatures; clean air absorption models; ground-based radiometric data; millimeter-wavelength forward-model; radiosonde observations; Brightness temperature; Clouds; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Frequency; Microwave measurements; Microwave radiometry; Millimeter wave measurements; Millimeter wave technology; NASA; Space technology;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2003. IGARSS '03. Proceedings. 2003 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7929-2
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2003.1294063
