Profiling atmospheric temperature using temperature weighting functions

Author

Shu Ting-ting ; Han Heng-min ; Guo Li-xin ; Lin Le-ke ; Zhao Zhen-wei ; Li Jiang-man

Author_Institution

Sch. of Sci., Xidian Univ., Xi´an, China

fYear

2012

fDate

22-26 Oct. 2012

Firstpage

1184

Lastpage

1187

Abstract

The weighting functions are the foundation for understanding the reversion of the atmospheric profiles by ground-based radiometer. This article has analyzed the principle and the feature of microwave sensing of the atmospheric temperature profiles. The temperature weighting functions are calculated and analyzed by the atmospheric radiation transfer equation and atmospheric profiles obtained by radiosonde. The results can be used for the selection of the working frequencies of ground-based radiometer in atmospheric remote sensing.

Keywords

atmospheric radiation; radiometers; remote sensing; atmospheric radiation transfer equation; atmospheric remote sensing; ground-based radiometer; profiling atmospheric temperature; radiosonde; temperature weighting functions; Absorption; Atmospheric measurements; Atmospheric waves; Attenuation; Microwave radiometry; Microwave theory and techniques; Temperature; Atmospheric attenuation; Ground-based radiometer; Radiative transfer equation; Temperature weighting functions;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas, Propagation & EM Theory (ISAPE), 2012 10th International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Xian

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-1799-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISAPE.2012.6408989

Filename

6408989