Applications of the Nimbus 5 ESMR to Rainfall Detection Over the Oceans and to Sea-Ice Detection.

The report explores the applicability of the applicability of the Nimbus 5 Electrically Scanning Microwave Radiometer (ESMR) to rainfall detection over the oceans and to sea ice detection. Two different but complementary approaches are taken - a theoretical approach which involved the theoretical ca...

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Main Authors: Sabatini,Romeo R., Hlavka,Dennis L., Arcese,Ronald
Other Authors: EARTH SATELLITE CORP WASHINGTON D C
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1975
Subjects:
Meteorology
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
*OCEAN SURFACE
*REMOTE DETECTORS
*RAINFALL
*SEA ICE
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MICROWAVES
RADAR IMAGES
METEOROLOGICAL RADAR
METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITES
BRIGHTNESS
ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATION
RADIOMETERS
OCEANS
CORRELATION TECHNIQUES
AIR WATER INTERACTIONS
ATMOSPHERE MODELS
Nimbus 5 satellite
AN/WSR-57
Spaceborne photography
*Remote sensing
Ice
permafrost
Sea ice
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA013245
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA013245
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Summary:The report explores the applicability of the applicability of the Nimbus 5 Electrically Scanning Microwave Radiometer (ESMR) to rainfall detection over the oceans and to sea ice detection. Two different but complementary approaches are taken - a theoretical approach which involved the theoretical calculations of brightness temperature (t sub b) in a prepared scenario of model atmospheres and surface conditions, and an empirical approach which made use of simultaneous measurements of our parameters of interest from other sensors: WSR-57 radar for precipitation, and images from other satellites (NOAA and LANDSAT) for sea-ice.

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