Seasat Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer: Results of the Gulf of Alaska Workshop

The scanning multichannel microwave radiometer results for the Gulf of Alaska Seasat Experiment Workshop are quite encouraging, especially in view of the immaturity of the data-processing algorithms. For open ocean, rain-free cells of highest-quality surface truth wind determinations exhibit standar...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1979-06, Vol.204 (4400), p.1415-1417
Main Authors: Lipes, R. G., Bernstein, R. L., Cardone, V. J., Katsaros, K. B., Njoku, E. G., Riley, A. L., Ross, D. B., Swift, C. T., Wentz, F. J.
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Language:English
Subjects:
Antennas
Artificial satellites
Brightness temperature
Gulfs
Innovations
Meteorology
Microwave radiometers
Observations
Radiometers
Rain
Satellites (Spacecraft)
Standard deviation
Truth
Water vapor
Wind velocity
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Summary:The scanning multichannel microwave radiometer results for the Gulf of Alaska Seasat Experiment Workshop are quite encouraging, especially in view of the immaturity of the data-processing algorithms. For open ocean, rain-free cells of highest-quality surface truth wind determinations exhibit standard deviations of 3 meter per second about a bias of 1.5 meters per second. The sea-surface temperature shows a standard deviation of approximately 1.5°C about a bias of 3° to 5°C under a variety of changing meteorological conditions.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.204.4400.1415