Title :
Derivation of an experimental satellite-based T-S diagram
Author :
Sabia, R. ; Ballabrera, J. ; Lagerloef, G. ; Bayler, E. ; Talone, M. ; Chao, Y. ; Donlon, C. ; Prieto, D. Fernández- ; Font, J.
Author_Institution :
Eur. Space Agency, ESA-ESRIN, Frascati, Italy
Abstract :
A preliminary attempt of deriving a purely satellite-based Temperature-Salinity (T-S) diagram is presented, with the overall aim of assessing to what extent is possible, and in which geographical areas, to identify and trace water masses by satellite. This has been performed by using recent SMOS and Aquarius satellite SSS products in conjunction with spaceborne SST data. A baseline T-S diagram is arranged from climatology data, differentiating 7 ocean zones and mapping them into the T-S domain. Therefore, a comparison with satellite data is carried out, highlighting, for this preliminary test, which are the most challenging zones and where, in turn, they mutually agree in a reasonable way.
Keywords :
artificial satellites; ocean temperature; oceanographic techniques; Aquarius satellite SSS products; SMOS; baseline T-S diagram; climatology data; geographical areas; ocean zones; satellite-based temperature-salinity diagram; spaceborne SST data; trace water masses; Ocean temperature; Remote sensing; Satellites; Sea measurements; Sea surface salinity; Aquarius; SMOS; Sea Surface Salinity; Sea Surface Temperature; T-S diagrams;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2012 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1160-1
Electronic_ISBN :
2153-6996
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2012.6352302
