Abstract: The climatology of oceanic rain column height derived from 12 years (July 1987?June 1999) of Special Sensor Microwave Imager (SSM/I) data is presented. The estimation procedure is based on a technique developed by Wilheit ...

Abstract: About 10 yr (July 1987?December 1997 with December 1987 missing) of oceanic monthly rainfall based on data taken by the Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I) on board the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program satellites ...

Abstract: An algorithm for the estimation of monthly rain totals for 5° cells over the oceans from histograms of SSM/I brightness temperatures has been developed. Them are three novel features to this algorithm. First, it uses ...

Abstract: A study of differences between the morning and evening monthly rainfall for 5° ? 5° cells over the oceans from the SSM/I data has been conducted. The monthly rainfalls are estimated from the technique given by Wilheit et ...

Abstract: Global averages and random errors associated with the monthly oceanic rain rates derived from the Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I) data using the technique developed by Wilheit et al. are computed. Accounting for ...

Abstract: Three years of monthly rain rates over 5° ? 5° latitude?longitude boxes have been calculated for oceanic regions 50°N?50°S from measurements taken by the Special Sensor Microwave/Imager on board the Defense Meteorological ...

Abstract: The frequencies flown on the Special Sensor Microwave Imager (SSM/I) are sensitive to liquid water near the earth's surface. These frequencies are primarily atmospheric window channels, which receive the majority of their ...