Microwave Radiometric Measurement of Sea Surface Salinity.

The emphasis on salinity measurements in coastal areas has obscured the development of remote sensing of salinity in the open ocean. In part, this is due to the homogeneity of haline fields in the open ocean; however, one area where salinity measurement is important is the region along the edge of p...

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Main Author: Stanford,G
Other Authors: NAVAL OCEAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY NSTL STATION MS
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1984
Subjects:
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
Radiofrequency Wave Propagation
*Salinity
*Radiometry
Oceans
Microwaves
Microwave equipment
Sea ice
*Microwave radiometry
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA141302
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA141302
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Summary:The emphasis on salinity measurements in coastal areas has obscured the development of remote sensing of salinity in the open ocean. In part, this is due to the homogeneity of haline fields in the open ocean; however, one area where salinity measurement is important is the region along the edge of polar ice, the Marginal Ice Zone (MIZ). This report discusses microwave radiometric measurements of the MIZ and other areas with similar variations in surface salinity. The physics of the S-Band radiometer is discussed.

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