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An improved scheme for the remote sensing of sea surface temperatureA radiometer which possesses two channels in the 11 to 13 micrometer window region is discussed. The radiometer is used to estimate the sea surface temperature within an accuracy of 1 C. A mathematical model is presented to show that the accuracy is improved to within 0.3 C with an independent estimate of total precipitable water vapor. A broadband channel in the 18 micrometer water vapor band is introduced in addition to the two former channels to remotely sense the total precipitable water vapor. The effect of the surface emissivity is taken into account in the scheme.
Document ID
19790025360
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Technical Memorandum (TM)
Authors
Dalu, G. (CNR Ist. di Fisica della Atmosfera, Rome, United States)
Prabhakara, C. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Lo, R. C. (Computer Sci. Corp. Silver Spring, Md., United States)
Mack, M. J. (Computer Sci. Corp. Silver Spring, Md., United States)
Date Acquired
September 3, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 1979
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Report/Patent Number
NASA-TM-80332
Report Number: NASA-TM-80332
Accession Number
79N33531
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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