NORDA Arctic Data Collection, Processing and Interpretation Capabilities

The Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I) will provide the Navy with the global capability to measure sea ice, wind speed, water vapor, rain rate, and several other atmospheric parameters. The sea ice retrievals will go a long way toward filling a present gap in analysis data sets. Thus, proper va...

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Main Authors: Eppler, Duane T, Hawkins, Jeffrey D
Other Authors: NAVAL OCEAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY STENNIS SPACE CENTER MS
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1985
Subjects:
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
Infrared Detection and Detectors
Active & Passive Radar Detection & Equipment
*AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE
*RECONNAISSANCE SATELLITES
*SEA ICE
AIRCRAFT
ALGORITHMS
ARCTIC REGIONS
DATA ACQUISITION
DETECTORS
GROUND LEVEL
ICE
IMAGES
INFRARED RADIATION
INSTRUMENTATION
K BAND
MAPPING
MICROWAVE EQUIPMENT
OPTICAL DATA
RADIOMETRY
RAINFALL INTENSITY
RATES
REMOTE DETECTORS
RESOURCES
SPACEBORNE
VALIDATION
WATER VAPOR
WIND VELOCITY
*MICROWAVE RADIOMETRY
*SSM/I(SPECIAL SENSOR MICROWAVE/IMAGER)
PE63704N
Arctic
Ice
permafrost
Sea ice
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA167797
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Summary:The Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I) will provide the Navy with the global capability to measure sea ice, wind speed, water vapor, rain rate, and several other atmospheric parameters. The sea ice retrievals will go a long way toward filling a present gap in analysis data sets. Thus, proper validation of this sensor's abilities is required if the full potential is to be achieved. Naval Ocean Research and Development Activity (NORDA) personnel have access to a number of ground, aircraft, and spaceborne instruments that can contribute to SSM/I sea ice validation efforts. Ice camps, the K-band Radiometric Mapping System (KRMS), and satellite visible and infrared data can all provide a piece of the puzzle when addressing the issue of algorithm performance. It is essential to include ground, air, and spaceborne resources to tackle the task of validating the sea ice information retrieved from SSM/I data. Not only must we cover large geographic regions synoptically, but we must also be able to discern smaller irregularities found within the SSM/I cell footprints. Only then can we push algorithms to their required limits. Keywords: Remote sensing; and Arctic regions. Original contains color plates: All DTIC and NTIS reproductions will be in black and white.

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