WIND DIRECTION SIGNAL IN POLARIZED MICROWAVE EMISSION OF SEA SURFACE UNDER VARIOUS INCIDENCE ANGLES

WIND DIRECTION SIGNAL IN POLARIZED MICROWAVE EMISSION OF SEA SURFACE UNDER VARIOUS INCIDENCE ANGLES

The paper summarizes the experimental results obtained during a series of aircraft experiments carried out by Space Research Institute in 1980's in the northwestern Pacific. The measurements of wind direction signatures were conducted with K- and Ka-band polarimeters at near-nadir and grazing v...

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Autor principal: Pospelov,Michael N.
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas, Universidad de Concepción 2004
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spelling oai:scielo:S0717-653820040003000322005-05-16WIND DIRECTION SIGNAL IN POLARIZED MICROWAVE EMISSION OF SEA SURFACE UNDER VARIOUS INCIDENCE ANGLESPospelov,Michael N.The paper summarizes the experimental results obtained during a series of aircraft experiments carried out by Space Research Institute in 1980's in the northwestern Pacific. The measurements of wind direction signatures were conducted with K- and Ka-band polarimeters at near-nadir and grazing view angles. These data are compared with the results obtained by JPL-NASA and ETL-NOAA researchers at medium range of view angles, and also with SSM/I data. Both first and second azimuthal harmonics as a function of view angle are analyzed. The experimental results are also compared with theoretical calculations based on the various models of the directional spectrum of wind waves. Reasoning from model calculations and experimental data, an optimal range of observation angles for wind vector retrieval is proposedinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessFacultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas, Universidad de ConcepciónGayana (Concepción) v.68 n.2 suppl.TIIProc 20042004-01-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-65382004000300032en10.4067/S0717-65382004000300032
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description The paper summarizes the experimental results obtained during a series of aircraft experiments carried out by Space Research Institute in 1980's in the northwestern Pacific. The measurements of wind direction signatures were conducted with K- and Ka-band polarimeters at near-nadir and grazing view angles. These data are compared with the results obtained by JPL-NASA and ETL-NOAA researchers at medium range of view angles, and also with SSM/I data. Both first and second azimuthal harmonics as a function of view angle are analyzed. The experimental results are also compared with theoretical calculations based on the various models of the directional spectrum of wind waves. Reasoning from model calculations and experimental data, an optimal range of observation angles for wind vector retrieval is proposed
author Pospelov,Michael N.
spellingShingle Pospelov,Michael N.
WIND DIRECTION SIGNAL IN POLARIZED MICROWAVE EMISSION OF SEA SURFACE UNDER VARIOUS INCIDENCE ANGLES
author_facet Pospelov,Michael N.
author_sort Pospelov,Michael N.
title WIND DIRECTION SIGNAL IN POLARIZED MICROWAVE EMISSION OF SEA SURFACE UNDER VARIOUS INCIDENCE ANGLES
title_short WIND DIRECTION SIGNAL IN POLARIZED MICROWAVE EMISSION OF SEA SURFACE UNDER VARIOUS INCIDENCE ANGLES
title_full WIND DIRECTION SIGNAL IN POLARIZED MICROWAVE EMISSION OF SEA SURFACE UNDER VARIOUS INCIDENCE ANGLES
title_fullStr WIND DIRECTION SIGNAL IN POLARIZED MICROWAVE EMISSION OF SEA SURFACE UNDER VARIOUS INCIDENCE ANGLES
title_full_unstemmed WIND DIRECTION SIGNAL IN POLARIZED MICROWAVE EMISSION OF SEA SURFACE UNDER VARIOUS INCIDENCE ANGLES
title_sort wind direction signal in polarized microwave emission of sea surface under various incidence angles
publisher Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas, Universidad de Concepción
publishDate 2004
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