Publication Date:
2019-06-27
Description:
Data from infrared imaging systems and satellite infrared spectrometer (SIRS) for determining sea surface temperature and the atmospheric structure in cloudless areas over the oceans are discussed. Although some interpretations differ, it is clear that simultaneous measurements of radar sea return and passive microwave temperature will provide estimates of the wind speed, and perhaps wind direction, over the oceans, especially in cloudless areas, for a wide range of wind speeds. The problem of integrating the data that would be obtained by a spacecraft, especially one with a combination radar-radiometer, into global analysis procedures for meteorological, wave, and oceanographic predictions is described.
Keywords:
COMPUTERS
Type:
CONTRIB-98
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NASA. Manned Spacecraft Center 3d Ann. Earth Resources Program Rev., Vol. 3; 27 p
Format:
application/pdf
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