Verification of the Incidence Angle Dependence within the Satellite Microwave Radiative Transfer Model, RadTb

Abstract

Space borne microwave radiometers are important in remote sensing because they provide global measurements of key atmospheric and oceanic environmental parameters (e.g., water vapor, sea surface temperature, oceanic surface wind speed, etc.). However, these geophysical measurements do not come easily because the observed blackbody emissions are a complicated mixture of emissions (brightness temperatures) from the atmosphere and earth's surface. Further, these brightness temperatures depend upon the frequency of the microwave radiometers and the viewing geometry (incidence angle) at which these measurements are obtained. To aid in the interpretation of microwave radiometric observations, the theory of radiative transfer is used to develop math models known as radiative transfer models (RTM). One such RTM used by the Central Florida Remote Sensing Lab is known as RadTb. It is important to compare theoretical results with actual satellite radiometer measurements to validate the accuracy of the model; and it is the objective of this thesis to investigate the incidence angular dependence within RadTb.

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Thesis Completion

2004

Semester

Fall

Advisor

Jones, W. Linwood

Degree

Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

College

College of Engineering and Computer Science

Degree Program

Computer Engineering

Subjects

Dissertations, Academic -- Engineering; Engineering -- Dissertations, Academic; Radiative transfer -- Mathematical models

Format

Print

Identifier

DP0021822

Language

English

Access Status

Open Access

Length of Campus-only Access

None

Document Type

Honors in the Major Thesis

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