Title

Signal Analysis Of Microwave Radiometric Emissions In Hurricanes: Part 1 - Ocean Wind Speed Dependence

Abstract

Electrical engineering communications technologies contribute significantly to environmental remote sensing. In fact, microwave remote sensing is a primary tool for the measurement of critical environmental parameters, such as oceanic surface wind speed and rain rate, in hurricanes. Our understanding of hurricanes and, ultimately, the safety of people and property depend on our ability to monitor hurricanes as they develop and as they approach landfall. The Stepped Frequency Microwave Radiometer, SFMR, is a multi-frequency C-band remote sensing instrument that is routinely flown, on aircraft, into hurricanes by NOAA to measure surface wind speed and rain rate. This paper describes the development of a physics-based radiometric model to characterize surface wind speed dependent sea surface emissions. The model is validated against SFMR retrieval algorithms and measurements but, being physics-based, provides a broader, more general analysis capability, as will be described. © 2006 IEEE.

Publication Date

11-22-2006

Publication Title

Conference Proceedings - IEEE SOUTHEASTCON

Volume

2006

Number of Pages

206-211

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1109/second.2006.1629351

Socpus ID

33751101367 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/33751101367

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