Abstract: Day?night surface temperature differences measured in the infrared (10.5?12.5 ?m channel) by the HCMR satellite experiment frequently show large diurnal heating (several °C) of the upper layer of the ocean during the summer ...

Abstract: A multispectral/multiangular procedure is proposed to calibrate the infrared channel of METEOSAT-2 IR 1 (760?980 cm?1), using the radiances of NOAA-7 AVHRR channels 4 (870?980 cm?1) and 5 (795?885 cm?1). The METEOSAT ...

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Abstract: Satellite infrared data have been used to investigate the mesoscale variability of the SST (sea surface temperature) field. A statistical analysis of the SST field has been performed by means of the structure function. ...

Abstract: An accuracy budget of the surface reflectance determination from Meteosat geostationary satellite data is performed. Error analysis allows identification of three main problems: calibration uncertainty of the Meteosat ...

Abstract: A physically based model is used to derive downward solar irradiance at the surface of the earth and surface albedo from Meteosat satellite measurements in the wavelength range between 0.40 and 1. 1 0 ?m. The model takes ...

Abstract: A simple three-layer model of the earth-atmosphere system, including the ground, troposphere and stratosphere, with their interactions, is developed. The model permits the radiative characteristics of both the troposphere ...