DETERMINATION OF OCEANIC TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER FROM THE SSM/I

被引:216
作者
ALISHOUSE, JC [1 ]
SNYDER, SA [1 ]
VONGSATHORN, J [1 ]
FERRARO, RR [1 ]
机构
[1] SM SYST & RES CORP,LANDOVER,MD 20785
来源
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING | 1990年 / 28卷 / 05期
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10.1109/36.58967
中图分类号
P3 [地球物理学]; P59 [地球化学];
学科分类号
0708 ; 070902 ;
摘要
This paper presents results of Calibration/Validation studies of the Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I)'s ability to measure total perceptible water in the atmosphere over the ocean. Comparisons between radiosondes and the SSM II are presented for three different algorithms. It was found that the best ft to the data is obtained with a nonlinear global algorithm, while linear segmented and linear global algorithms give higher rms differences. © 1990 IEEE
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页数:6
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