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In-Situ Measurements for Validation of Microwave Data: Problems, Accuracies

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Microwave Remote Sensing for Oceanographic and Marine Weather-Forecast Models

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This review covers the relationship between remotely sensed microwave data and data obtained in-situ or from earth based remote sensing systems both for validation of algorithms and as supplemental information for deriving a geophysical quantity. Parameters obtained from the satellite borne microwave radiometers, the Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer (SMMR) and the Special Sensor Microwave Imager (SSM/I) are emphasized. These include sea surface temperature and wind speed, integrated atmospheric water vapor, cloud liquid water and rain rate.

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Katsaros, K.B. (1990). In-Situ Measurements for Validation of Microwave Data: Problems, Accuracies. In: Vaughan, R.A. (eds) Microwave Remote Sensing for Oceanographic and Marine Weather-Forecast Models. NATO ASI Series, vol 298. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0509-2_11

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