Title :
Improved Simulation Methodology for Retrieval of Convective Precipitation from Spaceborne Passive Microwave Measurements
Author :
Leslie, R. Vincent ; Bickmeier, Laura J. ; Blackwell, William J. ; Jairam, Laura G. ; Chen, Frederick W.
Author_Institution :
MIT Lincoln Lab., Lexington, MA
Abstract :
This manuscript focuses on recent efforts for the development and validation of passive microwave precipitation retrieval algorithms for the NPOESS (National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System) satellite program. Emphasis will be placed on the following three critical components: a methodology for simulating passive microwave observations, a technique for validating the methodology with aircraft measurements, and a statistics-based algorithm for estimating precipitation rate.
Keywords :
atmospheric precipitation; atmospheric techniques; radiative transfer; remote sensing; NPOESS satellite program; National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System; aircraft measurements; atmospheric precipitation rate estimation; convective precipitation retrieval methodology; passive microwave precipitation retrieval algorithms; radiative transfer modeling; spaceborne passive microwave measurements; statistics-based algorithm; Aircraft; Atmospheric modeling; Instruments; Microwave measurements; Microwave theory and techniques; Neural networks; Satellite broadcasting; Sea measurements; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Solid modeling; Microwave radiometry; Precipitation retrievals; Radiative transfer modeling;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2008. IGARSS 2008. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2807-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2808-3
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2008.4778852
