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Absolute Calibration of Radar Altimeters: Consistency with Electromagnetic Modeling
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Empirical Ku-band altimeter model functions of near-nadir normalized radar cross-sectional σ° are compared to electromagnetic two-scale quasi-specular theory in the context of a standard sea wave spectral model. Three ...
Surface Salinity Retrieved from SMOS Measurements over the Global Ocean: Imprecisions Due to Sea Surface Roughness and Temperature Uncertainties
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission recently led by the European Space Agency (ESA) intends to monitor soil moisture and sea surface salinity (SSS). Since the sensitivity of radiometric L-band signal to SSS ...
Vertical Variability of Near-Surface Salinity in the Tropics: Consequences for L-Band Radiometer Calibration and Validation
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Two satellite missions are planned to be launched in the next two years; the European Space Agency (ESA) Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Aquarius missions ...
Objective Analysis of SMOS and SMAP Sea Surface Salinity to Reduce Large-Scale and Time-Dependent Biases from Low to High Latitudes
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
PARMIO: A Reference Quality Model for Ocean Surface Emissivity and Backscatter from the Microwave to the Infrared
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
PARMIO: A Reference Quality Model for Ocean Surface Emissivity and Backscatter from the Microwave to the Infrared
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Reference-Quality Emission and Backscatter Modeling for the Ocean
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: In November 2019 an international science team of the International Space Science Institute (ISSI) met to discuss the challenge of developing a community reference-quality ocean emission and reflection model for use across ...
Consistency of satellite climate data records for Earth system monitoring
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: In this study, the ESA Climate Change Initiative (CCI) introduces a three-level definition of consistency between multiple satellite-based Climate Data Records (CDRs) of Essential Climate Variables (ECVs), discusses ...