An Assessment of the First- and Second-Generation Navy Operational Precipitation Retrieval Algorithms

Rainfall estimates produced from the Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I) data have been utilized operationally by the United States Navy since the launch of the first SSM/I sensor in June of 1987. The navy initially contracted Hughes Aircraft Company to develop a rainfall-retrieval algorithm pri...

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Published in:Journal of the atmospheric sciences 1998-05, Vol.55 (9), p.1558-1575
Main Authors: Berg, Wesley, Olson, William, Ferraro, Ralph, Goodman, Steven J, LaFontaine, Frank J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algorithms
Meteorology
Rain
Sensors
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Summary:Rainfall estimates produced from the Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I) data have been utilized operationally by the United States Navy since the launch of the first SSM/I sensor in June of 1987. The navy initially contracted Hughes Aircraft Company to develop a rainfall-retrieval algorithm prior to the launch of SSM/I.
ISSN:0022-4928
1520-0469
DOI:10.1175/1520-0469(1998)055<1558:aaotfa>2.0.co;2