Microwave measurement of thermal emission from the sea.Review of the results of some experimental and theoretical investigations of various limiting factors in microwave measurements of thermal emission from the sea, ranging from instrumentation to surface properties of the ocean. It is shown that absolute measurement of the thermal emission from the sea can be made at 2.69 GHz, with accuracies of better than plus or minus 1 K within the present state of microwave instrument development. The principal uncertainties on interpretation of such observations in terms of molecular temperature of the sea involve: (1) surface contamination such as oil slicks, (2) spray and foaming, (3) salinity variation, and (4) surface waves.
Document ID
19720028200
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Gray, K. W.
Hall, W. F.
Hardy, W. N.
Hidy, G. M.
Ho, W. W.
Love, A. W.
Van Melle, M. J.
Wang, H. (North American Rockwell Science Center Thousand Oaks, Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 6, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1971
Subject Category
Geophysics
Meeting Information
Meeting: International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment, 7th, University of Michigan