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Remote sensing of marine atmospheric parameters using the TRMM Microwave Imager (TMI)
| dc.creator | Thomas-Stahle, Jody Lynn | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-06-07T23:09:32Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-06-07T23:09:32Z | |
| dc.date.created | 2001 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2001 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2001-THESIS-T432 | |
| dc.description | Due to the character of the original source materials and the nature of batch digitization, quality control issues may be present in this document. Please report any quality issues you encounter to digital@library.tamu.edu, referencing the URI of the item. | en |
| dc.description | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 49-51). | en |
| dc.description | Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics. | en |
| dc.description.abstract | The objective of this research is to improve the retrieval algorithms for precipitable water (PW) and sea surface temperature (SST) for the Advanced Microwave Sounding Radiometer (AMSR) which is due to be launched in December 2001 aboard the Aqua platform. The algorithms, which are based on a modified "D-matrix" method, are tested with data from the TRMM Microwave Imager (TMI). The effects of the Rosenkranz (1993) and the Waters (1976) water vapor absorption procedures on the PW retrievals are evaluated. This will determine if a slope adjustment is needed for the PW retrieval algorithms. It is demonstrated that modifying the pressure broadening parameter in both water vapor absorption procedures is a valid alternative to the slope adjustment approach. The nonlinear relationship between sea surface emissivity and SST is incorporated into the SST retrieval algorithm. There is a slight improvement in the retrieved SSTs, which is shown when comparing the retrievals from the new algorithm with those from the old algorithm. | en |
| dc.format.medium | electronic | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Texas A&M University | |
| dc.rights | This thesis was part of a retrospective digitization project authorized by the Texas A&M University Libraries in 2008. Copyright remains vested with the author(s). It is the user's responsibility to secure permission from the copyright holder(s) for re-use of the work beyond the provision of Fair Use. | en |
| dc.subject | atmospheric sciences. | en |
| dc.subject | Major atmospheric sciences. | en |
| dc.title | Remote sensing of marine atmospheric parameters using the TRMM Microwave Imager (TMI) | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| thesis.degree.discipline | atmospheric sciences | en |
| thesis.degree.name | M.S. | en |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | en |
| dc.type.genre | thesis | en |
| dc.type.material | text | en |
| dc.format.digitalOrigin | reformatted digital | en |
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