Abstract
In the microwave regime, the relatively low and stable emissivity of the sea surface serves as an excellent background over which brightly emitting hydrometeors can be distinguished. Space/time oceanic rainfall has been estimated from microwave radiometry using a simple radiative transfer model of an atmospheric rain column, a rain rate distribution to account for sampling deficiencies, and an empirical correction of the nonuniformly filled field of view of the microwave sensor. The microwave emission-based brightness temperature histogram (METH) technique has been applied to the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Special Sensor Microwave Imager (SSM/I) to produce over 25 years of monthly oceanic rainfall. The METH technique is described and the retrieved parameters are assessed. The inter-satellite calibration of microwave and DMSP SSM/I sensors provided a climate-scale oceanic rainfall time series capable of examining climate trends and variabilities.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Satellite-Based Applications on Climate Change |
| Publisher | Springer Netherlands |
| Pages | 225-245 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Volume | 9789400758728 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9789400758728 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9400758715, 9789400758711 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 May 1 |
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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Environmental Science(all)
- Earth and Planetary Sciences(all)
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
