A remote sensing study of Pacific hurricane AvaAircraft, Skylab, NOAA-2, ATS-3, and NIMBUS-5 recently obtained a variety of measurements of Pacific hurricane Ava. These measurements are unusually broad in scope and include satellite observed passive microwave emissivities at 13.9 and 19.5 GHz, active microwave scattering cross-sections at 13.9 GHz, and near infrared and visible images. Essentially simultaneous aircraft measurements of wind speed, waves, whitecaps, 1.4 and 13-15 GHz passive microwave emissivities, 1.4 GHz active microwave images, sea surface temperatures, pressure fields, and aerosol size distributions were also obtained. A brief description of sensors and platforms is presented along with some in-depth details of results obtained.
Document ID
19750033040
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Ross, D.
Mcfadden, J. (NOAA Miami, Fla., United States)
Au, B. (U.S. Navy, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington D.C., United States)
Brown, W. (California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1974
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Meeting Information
Meeting: International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment