SMOS satellite L-band radiometer: A new capability for ocean surface remote sensing in hurricanes

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Reul, Nicolas ^a   Tenerelli, Joseph ^b   Chapron, Bertrand ^a   Vandemark, Doug ^c   Quilfen, Yves ^a   Kerr, Yann ^d  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b Division Radar   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^d CESBIO   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; MICROWAVE FREQUENCIES; OCEANOGRAPHY; RAIN; REMOTE SENSING; SOIL MOISTURE; TEMPERATURE; WEATHER SATELLITES; WIND EFFECTS;

ATMOSPHERIC EFFECTS; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE IMAGES; CO-LOCATED; HEAVY RAINS; HIGH WINDS; HURRICANE-INTENSITY FORECAST; L-BAND RADIOMETER; MODEL SOLUTION; OCEAN SURFACES; OCEAN WINDS; RAIN EFFECTS; SOIL MOISTURE AND OCEAN SALINITY MISSIONS; SPATIAL SCALE; STOKES PARAMETERS; SURFACE WIND SPEED; SURFACE WINDS; TROPICAL STORMS; WIND ANALYSIS; WIND SPEED;

HURRICANES;

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; ESTIMATION METHOD; FOAM; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HURRICANE; LINEARITY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; POLLUTION EFFECT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOMETER; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA SURFACE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 84856966344     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JC007474     Document Type: Article

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