| Type |
Article |
| Date |
2009-07 |
| Language |
English |
| Author(s) |
Reul Nicolas 1, Saux Picart Stephane1, Chapron Bertrand1, Vandemark D.2, Tournadre Jean1, Salisbury J.2 |
| Affiliation(s) |
1 : Inst Francais Rech Exploitat Mer, Lab Oceanog Spatiale, F-29820 Plouzane, France.
2 : Univ New Hampshire, Ocean Proc Anal Lab, Durham, NH 03824 USA. |
| Source |
Geophysical Research Letters ( GRL ) (0094-8276) (American Geophysical Union), 2009-07 , Vol. 36 , P. 1-5 |
| DOI |
10.1029/2009GL038860 |
| WOS© Times Cited |
24 |
| Abstract |
Microwave Sea Surface Salinity (SSS) measurements can be performed by isolating the emissivity response to salinity changes from numerous geophysical effects, including surface temperature and wind waves. At L-band frequencies (1 to 2 GHz), the sensitivity to SSS is sufficient but it falls off quickly as frequency is increased. Nevertheless, methods using higher microwave frequencies with much lower SSS sensitivity than at L band, can already be tested. In particular, combining 6 and 10 GHz data in vertical polarization efficiently minimizes sea surface roughness and thermal impacts. Using AMSR-E data, the retrieved bi-monthly maps of SSS at 0.5 degrees resolution over the region of the Amazon plume show relative accuracy in-line with the future L-band dedicated mission objectives. Citation: Reul, N., S. Saux-Picart, B. Chapron, D. Vandemark, J. Tournadre, and J. Salisbury (2009), Demonstration of ocean surface salinity microwave measurements from space using AMSR-E data over the Amazon plume, Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L13607, doi:10.1029/2009GL038860. |
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