Remote sensing of total integrated water vapor, wind speed, and cloud liquid water over the ocean using the Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I) /

(AMSR). The purpose of this work is to test the refined

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Manning, Norman Willis William, 1972-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1997.
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Summary:(AMSR). The purpose of this work is to test the refined
A modified D-matrix retrieval method is the basis of the
cloud liquid water (CLW), and surface wind speed (WS)
comparison retrieval methods. The utilization of the
developed for the Advanced Microwave Sounding Radiometer
geophysical parameter retrieval methods using data from the
improved semi-empirical sea surface emissivity model is
integrated into this refined D-matrix procedure that is being
of the geophysical retrieval algorithms which are developed
polarization difference is used to restrict the application
polarization difference of the 85 GHZ channels to restrict
proves to be a valuable and reliable geophysical parameter
published retrieval methods for each geophysical parameter,
refined total integrated water vapor (TIWV), total integrated
retrieval methods are more physically valid than the
retrieval methods presented to the statistical performance of
retrieval methods that are developed. The 85 GHZ
retrieval tool.
slightly better. However, it is demonstrated that the new
Special Sensor Microwave / Imager (SSM/I). When comparing
the application of specifically-derived retrieval algorithms
the retrieval methods developed for this study perform only
the statistical performance of the TIWV, WS, and CLW
to handle specific atmospheric absorptive situations. An
Item Description:"Major subject: Meteorology".
Vita.
Physical Description:xi, 100 leaves : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.
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Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references: pages 94-95.