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| Quilfen, Yves; Prigent, C; Chapron, Bertrand; Mouche, Alexis; Houti, N. |
| The physics of remote sensing sea surface measurements is still poorly understood under severe weather conditions. Wind vector algorithms are usually developed for non-precipitating atmospheres and for wind speeds less than 20 m/s. In this study, we analyze observations from the QuikSCAT Ku-band scatterometer collocated with the WindSat full polarimetric microwave radiometer to estimate the potential of these two instruments for sea surface wind retrieval under severe weather conditions. The Jason altimeter provides independent measurements of wind speed and rain rate for comparison purposes. The sensitivity of the radar cross-sections and brightness temperatures to the wind speed and direction is directly studied from the observations and compared with... |
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Palavras-chave: Winds; Scatterometer; Radiometer. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2007/publication-6393.pdf |
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| Zribi, Mehrez; Parde, Mickael; Boutin, Jacqueline; Fanise, Pascal; Hauser, Daniele; Dechambre, Monique; Kerr, Yann; Leduc-leballeur, Marion; Reverdin, Gilles; Skou, Niels; Sobjaerg, Sten; Albergel, Clement; Calvet, Jean Christophe; Wigneron, Jean Pierre; Lopez-baeza, Ernesto; Rius, Antonio; Tenerelli, Joseph. |
| The "Cooperative Airborne Radiometer for Ocean and Land Studies" (CAROLS) L-Band radiometer was designed and built as a copy of the EMIRAD II radiometer constructed by the Technical University of Denmark team. It is a fully polarimetric and direct sampling correlation radiometer. It is installed on board a dedicated French ATR42 research aircraft, in conjunction with other airborne instruments (C-Band scatterometer-STORM, the GOLD-RTR GPS system, the infrared CIMEL radiometer and a visible wavelength camera). Following initial laboratory qualifications, three airborne campaigns involving 21 flights were carried out over South West France, the Valencia site and the Bay of Biscay (Atlantic Ocean) in 2007, 2008 and 2009, in coordination with in situ field... |
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Palavras-chave: Radiometer; CAROLS; L band; SMOS; Ocean salinity; Soil moisture. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00240/35118/33615.pdf |
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| Vincent, Patrick; Steunou, N; Caubet, E; Phalippou, L; Rey, L; Thouvenot, E; Verron, J. |
| This paper describes the Ka-band altimetry payload and system that has been studied for several years by CNES, ALCATEL SPACE and some science laboratories. Altimetry is one of the major elements of the ocean observing system to be made sustainable through the GEOSS ( Global Earth Observation System of Systems) and GMES ( Global Monitoring of the Environment and Security) programs. A short review of some mission objectives to be fulfilled in terms of mesoscale oceanography in the frame of the GEOSS and GMES programs is performed. To answer the corresponding requirements, the approach consisting in a constellation of nadir altimeter is discussed. A coupled Ka-band altimeter-radiometer payload is then described; technical items are detailed to explain how... |
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Palavras-chave: Altimeter; Radiometer; Ocean mesoscale circulation; Ka-band. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00284/39508/38003.pdf |
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| Reul, Nicolas; Grodsky, S.a.; Arias, M.; Boutin, J.; Catany, R.; Chapron, Bertrand; D'Amico, F; Dinnat, E.; Donlon, C.; Fore, A.; Fournier, Severine; Guimbard, Sebastien; Hasson, A.; Kolodziejczyk, Nicolas; Lagerloef, G.; Lee, T.; Le Vine, D.m.; Lindstrom, E.; Maes, Christophe; Mecklenburg, S.; Meissner, T.; Olmedo, E.; Sabia, R.; Tenerelli, Joseph; Thouvenin-masson, C.; Turiel, A.; Vergely, J.l.; Vinogradova, N.; Wentz, F.; Yueh, S.. |
| Operated since the end of 2009, the European Space Agency (ESA) Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) satellite mission is the first orbiting radiometer that collects regular and global observations from space of two Essential Climate Variables of the Global Climate Observing System: Sea Surface Salinity (SSS) and Soil Moisture. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Aquarius mission, with the primary objective to provide global SSS measurements from space operated from mid-2011 to mid-2015. NASA's Soil Moisture Active-Passive (SMAP) mission, primarily dedicated to soil moisture measurements, but also monitoring SSS, has been operating since early 2015. The primary sensors onboard these three missions are passive microwave radiometers... |
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Palavras-chave: Sea surface salinity; Ocean microwave remote sensing; Radiometer; L-band; SMOS; Aquarius/SAC-D; SMAP. |
| Ano: 2020 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00615/72750/71894.pdf |
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| Ardhuin, Fanny; Ezraty, Robert. |
| Satellites enable daily and global coverage of the polar oceans, providing an unique monitoring capability of sea ice dynamics over Arctic and Antarctic. Available geophysical parameters include ice concentration, extent, type and sea ice drift. Backscatter map from SeaWinds/QuikSCAT and brightness temperature maps from Special Sensor Microwave Imager (SSM/I) are available at a pixel resolution of 12,5 km from which ice drift can be estimated for each sensor. Since 1999, IFREMER makes available a "Merged" sea ice drift data set based on the combination of these drifts at 3 and 6-day lags at the grid resolution of 62,5 km. It has been demonstrated that combining these drifts increases the number of valid vectors. In this paper, the validation of this... |
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Palavras-chave: Arctic; Buoys; Drift; Sea ice; AMSR E; Radiometer; Scatterometer; Arctique; Bouées; Dérive; Glaces de mer; AMSR E; Radiomètre; Diffusiomètre. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2005/acte-1292.pdf |
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