Passive microwave remote sensing of salinity in coastal zonesThe theory of measuring coastal-zone salinity from airborne microwave radiometers is developed. The theory, as presented, shows that precision measurements of salinity favor the lower microwave frequencies. To this end, L- and S-Band systems were built, and the flight results have shown that accuracies of at least one part per thousand were achieved.The aircraft results focus on flights conducted over the Chesapeake Bay and the mouth of the Savanna River off the Georgia Coast. This paper presents no new work, but rather summarizes the capabilities of the remote sensing technique.
Document ID
19890023571
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Swift, Calvin T. (Massachusetts, University Amherst, United States)
Blume, Hans-Juergen C. (Massachusetts Univ. Amherst, MA, United States)
Kendall, Bruce M. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1987
Subject Category
Oceanography
Meeting Information
Meeting: International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment