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Regularizing the satellite temperature-retrieval problem through singular-value decomposition of the radiative transfer physicsA new technique is derived for retrieving atmospheric temperature profiles from satellite-measured spectral radiance that appears, in first tests, to effectively circumvent certain difficulties of other well-known and implemented techniques. This method provides an effective manner to avoid numerical instability without having to force the algorithm toward adherence to a priori statistics not dependent on the radiance measurements. This provides the opportunity to obtain more information from satellite sounding instruments, without encountering instabilities owing to overlapping weighting functions.
Document ID
19930027595
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Thompson, Owen E.
(Maryland Univ. College Park, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
October 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: Monthly Weather Review
Volume: 120
Issue: 10
ISSN: 0027-0644
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Accession Number
93A11592
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSG5-730
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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