- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 microfiche (xiii, 55 pages) : negative, illustrations, maps; 11 x 15 cm.
- Summary
- "Techniques for gathering data by remote sensors on satellites utilized for sea ice research are summarized. Measurement of brightness temperatures by a passive microwave imager converted to maps of total sea ice concentration and to the areal fractions covered by first year and multiyear ice are described. Several ancillary observations, especially by means of automatic data buoys and submarines equipped with upward looking sonars, are needed to improve the validation and interpretation of satellite data. The design and performance characteristics of the Navy's Special Sensor Microwave Imager, expected to be in orbit in late 1985, are described. It is recommended that data from that instrument be processed to a form suitable for research applications and archived in a readily accessible form. The sea ice data products required for research purposes are described and recommendations for their archival and distribution to the scientific community are presented."--NTIS abstract.
- Series Statement
- NASA-CR ; 175570
- Uniform Title
- NASA contractor report ; NASA CR -175570.
- Alternative Title
- Report of the NASA Science Working Group for the Special Sensor Microwave Imager (SSM/I)
- Special Sensor Microwave Imager (SSM/I)
- Subject
- Note
- "Norbert Untersteiner, chairman"--p. iii.
- "December 1984."
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 52-55).
- Funding (note)
- Sponsored by National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Call Number
- GPO Microfiche NAS 1.26:175570
- OCLC
- marcive191921998
- Title
Passive microwave remote sensing for sea ice research : report of the NASA Science Working Group for the Special Sensor Microwave Imager (SSM/I).
- Publisher
Seattle, WA : Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington ; Washington, DC : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Ocean Processes Branch, 1984.
- Type of Content
text
- Type of Medium
microform
- Type of Carrier
microfiche
- Series
NASA-CR ; 175570
NASA contractor report ; NASA CR -175570.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 52-55).
- Funding
Sponsored by National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Indexed Term
Air sea ice interactions; Artificial satellites; Microwave sensors; Polar regions; Remote sensing; Algorithms; Brightness temperature; Buoys; Cluster analysis; Data acquisition; Shuttle imaging radar; Submarines
- Added Author
Untersteiner, Norbert, 1926-2012.
NASA Science Working Group for the Special Sensor Microwave Imager.
University of Washington. Applied Physics Laboratory, author.
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Ocean Processes Branch, issuing body.
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, sponsoring body.
- Other Form:
Print version: Passive microwave remote sensing for sea ice research (OCoLC)12072488
Online version: Passive microwave remote sensing for sea ice research (OCoLC)646905005
- Gpo Item No.
0830-H-14 (MF)
- Sudoc No.
NAS 1.26:175570