False-color display of special sensor microwave/imager (SSM/I) data
Displays of multifrequency passive microwave data from the Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I) flying on the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) spacecraft are presented. Observed brightness temperatures at 85.5 GHz (vertical and horizontal polarizations) and 37 GHz (vertical polariz...
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ftnasantrs:oai:casi.ntrs.nasa.gov:19890043163 2023-05-15T18:18:15+02:00 False-color display of special sensor microwave/imager (SSM/I) data Negri, Andrew J. Adler, Robert F. Kummerow, Christian D. Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available Feb 1, 1989 http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19890043163 unknown http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19890043163 Accession ID: 89A30534 Copyright Other Sources 35 American Meteorological Society, Bulletin; 70; 146-151 1989 ftnasantrs 2012-02-15T18:00:55Z Displays of multifrequency passive microwave data from the Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I) flying on the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) spacecraft are presented. Observed brightness temperatures at 85.5 GHz (vertical and horizontal polarizations) and 37 GHz (vertical polarization) are respectively used to 'drive' the red, green, and blue 'guns' of a color monitor. The resultant false-color images can be used to distinguish land from water, highlight precipitation processes and structure over both land and water, and detail variations in other surfaces such as deserts, snow cover, and sea ice. The observations at 85.5 GHz also add a previously unavailable frequency to the problem of rainfall estimation from space. Examples of mesoscale squall lines, tropical and extra-tropical storms, and larger-scale land and atmospheric features as 'viewed' by the SSM/I are shown. Other/Unknown Material Sea ice NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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Displays of multifrequency passive microwave data from the Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I) flying on the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) spacecraft are presented. Observed brightness temperatures at 85.5 GHz (vertical and horizontal polarizations) and 37 GHz (vertical polarization) are respectively used to 'drive' the red, green, and blue 'guns' of a color monitor. The resultant false-color images can be used to distinguish land from water, highlight precipitation processes and structure over both land and water, and detail variations in other surfaces such as deserts, snow cover, and sea ice. The observations at 85.5 GHz also add a previously unavailable frequency to the problem of rainfall estimation from space. Examples of mesoscale squall lines, tropical and extra-tropical storms, and larger-scale land and atmospheric features as 'viewed' by the SSM/I are shown. |
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False-color display of special sensor microwave/imager (SSM/I) data |
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False-color display of special sensor microwave/imager (SSM/I) data |
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false-color display of special sensor microwave/imager (ssm/i) data |
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