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

• 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

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.