Passive Microwave Remote Sensing of the Earth

Passive Microwave Remote Sensing of the Earth

Author: Eugene A. Sharkov

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2003-12-16

Total Pages: 648

ISBN-13: 9783540439462

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The most comprehensive description of the physical foundations of methods and instruments in the fields of passive remote sensing applied to investigations of the Earth, Solar system bodies and space. Emphasis is placed on the physical aspects necessary to judge the possibilities and limitations of passive remote sensing methods in specific observation cases. Numerous practical applications and illustrations are given referring to airspace up-to-date experiments. Due to the lack in traditional separation on methods and instruments of remote sensing of the Earth and outerterrestrial space this book aims to supply more information in this field.


Passive Microwave Remote Sensing for Sea Ice Research

Passive Microwave Remote Sensing for Sea Ice Research

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Published: 1984

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13:

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"Techniques for gathering data by remote sensors on satellites utilized for sea ice research are summarized. Measurement of brightness temperatures by a passive microwave imager converted to maps of total sea ice concentration and to the areal fractions covered by first year and multiyear ice are described. Several ancillary observations, especially by means of automatic data buoys and submarines equipped with upward looking sonars, are needed to improve the validation and interpretation of satellite data. The design and performance characteristics of the Navy's Special Sensor Microwave Imager, expected to be in orbit in late 1985, are described. It is recommended that data from that instrument be processed to a form suitable for research applications and archived in a readily accessible form. The sea ice data products required for research purposes are described and recommendations for their archival and distribution to the scientific community are presented."--NTIS abstract.


Advances in Passive Microwave Remote Sensing of Oceans

Advances in Passive Microwave Remote Sensing of Oceans

Author: Victor Raizer

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2017-03-27

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13: 149876777X

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This book demonstrates the capabilities of passive microwave technique for enhanced observations of ocean features, including the detection of (sub)surface events and/or disturbances while laying out the benefits and boundaries of these methods. It represents not only an introduction and complete description of the main principles of ocean microwave radiometry and imagery, but also provides guidance for further experimental studies. Furthermore, it expands the analysis of remote sensing methods, models, and techniques and focuses on a high-resolution multiband imaging observation concept. Such an advanced approach provides readers with a new level of geophysical information and data acquisition granting the opportunity to improve their expertise on advanced microwave technology, now an indispensable tool for diagnostics of ocean phenomena and disturbances.


Passive Microwave Remote Sensing of Land--Atmosphere Interactions

Passive Microwave Remote Sensing of Land--Atmosphere Interactions

Author: Bhaskar J. Choudhury

Publisher: VSP

Published: 1995-11

Total Pages: 706

ISBN-13: 9789067641869

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Recent advances in theory and observations using passive microwave remote sensing have hightlighted the potential of spaceborne sensors for contributing to the required land surface measurements of soils, vegetation, snow cover and precipitation. Furthermore, the spatial resolution of passive microwave observations matches the special scales of large-scale models of land-atmosphere interactions both for data assimilation and validation. In order to stimulate and focus this research a workshop, sponsored by ESA and NASA, was organized to review the state-of-the-art in microwave radiometry related to land applications and to exchange ideas leading into new directions for future research. This volume contains the refereed papers from the aforementioned ESA/NASA workshop, which are arranged by topic, as well as the (edited) working group reports.


Passive Microwave Remote Sensing of the Earth

Passive Microwave Remote Sensing of the Earth

Author: Fuzhong Weng

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2017-07-14

Total Pages: 381

ISBN-13: 352733629X

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This book covers the fundamentals of satellite microwave instrument calibration, remote sensing sciences and algorithms, as well as the applications of the satellite microwave observations in weather and climate research.


Advances in Passive Microwave Remote Sensing of Oceans

Advances in Passive Microwave Remote Sensing of Oceans

Author: Victor Yu Raizer

Publisher:

Published: 2025

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781032805078

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"This new edition introduces the fundamentals of passive microwave remote sensing of oceans including the physical principles of microwave radiometry, novel observational data, their interpretation, and applications. It not only demonstrates and examines the recent state-of-the-art of microwave data but also provides guidance for explaining complex ocean studies and advanced applications. All chapters are thoroughly updated with detailed analysis of space-based microwave missions and a new chapter on space-based microwave radiometer experiments has been added. The power of microwave remote sensing is discussed as a tool for the diagnostics of ocean phenomena in research and education"--