Cross-platform calibration of SMMR, SSM/I and AMSR-E passive microwave brightness temperature

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7841, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Dai, Liyun ^a   Che, Tao ^b  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Brightness temperature; Cross platform calibration; Diurnal cycle of temperature; Passive microwave; SMMR; SSM I

Indexed keywords

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES; CROSS-PLATFORM; DIURNAL CYCLE; PASSIVE MICROWAVES; SMMR; SSM/I;

CALIBRATION; DATA HANDLING; EARTH (PLANET); LUMINANCE; MICROWAVES; SATELLITES; SENSORS; TIME SERIES;

TEMPERATURE;

EID: 78650447150     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.873150     Document Type: Conference Paper

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