Abstract: Aircraft passive microwave observations at 18, 37, 92, and 183 GHz of light oceanic precipitation are studied in conjunction with visible and infrared observations and ground-based radar data. Microwave signatures for ...

Abstract: A multichannel statistical approach is used to retrieve rainfall rates from brightness temperatures (TB's) observed by passive microwave radiometers flown on a high-altitude NASA aircraft. Brightness temperature statistics ...

Abstract: This study presents the first quantitative retrievals of vertical profiles of precipitation derived from multispectral passive microwave radiometry. Measurements of microwave brightness temperature (Tb) obtained by a NASA ...

Abstract: This paper describes a method to combine geosynchronous IR and low-orbit microwave data to estimate mean monthly rainfall useful for climate studies. The IR data have the advantage of high time resolution (important for ...

Abstract: Aircraft passive microwave observations of deep atmospheric convection at frequencies between 18 and 183 GHz are presented in conjunction with visible and infrared satellite and aircraft observations and ground-based radar ...