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Sea Surface Temperatures from Infrared Measurements

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Remote Sensing Applications in Marine Science and Technology

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((ASIC,volume 106))

Abstract

The physical principles underlying the transmission of infrared radiation through the Earth’s atmosphere are discussed. The inflight calibration procedure for the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer is described. A procedure for computing the brightness temperatures and for comparing these temperatures with simultaneous in-situ sea-surface temperatures is presented.

Various schemes for correcting brightness temperatures to reduce the atmospheric contributions are compared. The multispectral correction technique is described in some detail as it is the most reliable strategy that can be used at present. The possibility of using observations along two atmospheric paths is mentioned in connection with the Along Track Scanning Radiometer proposed for the European Remote Sensing satellite, ERS-1.

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  1. Carnegie Laboratory of Physics, Dundee University, Dundee, DD1 4HN, Scotland, UK

    S. M. Singh

  2. Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, Dundee University, Dundee, DD1 4HN, Scotland, UK

    D. E. Warren

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Singh, S.M., Warren, D.E. (1983). Sea Surface Temperatures from Infrared Measurements. In: Cracknell, A.P. (eds) Remote Sensing Applications in Marine Science and Technology. NATO ASI Series, vol 106. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7163-9_12

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