Challenges to satellite sensors of ocean winds: Addressing precipitation effects

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 356-374

  Weissman, D E ^a   Stiles, B W ^b   Hristova Veleva, S M ^b   Long, D G ^c   Smith, D K ^d   Hilburn, K A ^d   Jones, W L ^e  

^a HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d REMOTE SENSING SYSTEMS   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED WIND SCATTEROMETER; AFFECTED AREA; DUAL-POLARIZED; GLOBAL OCEAN SURFACE; INTERFERENCE PROBLEMS; KU-BAND; MIDORI-II; OCEAN WINDS; ORBITING SATELLITES; PRECIPITATION EFFECTS; QUIKSCAT; RAIN DETECTION; RAIN EVENTS; RESEARCH STUDIES; SATELLITE SENSORS; SCATTEROMETERS; SEAWINDS; STATE OF THE ART; VECTOR WIND; WIND VECTORS;

GEODETIC SATELLITES; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; NASA; SENSORS; WIND;

RAIN;

GLOBAL OCEAN; NSCAT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; QUIKSCAT; RADAR; RAINFALL; SATELLITE SENSOR; SEA SURFACE; SEASAT;

EID: 84861163185     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH-D-11-00054.1     Document Type: Article

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