Scattering Effects on Microwave Passive Remote Sensing of Cloud Parameters
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چکیده
As an important tool of atmospheric remote sensing, microwave radiometers are used for temperature profiling, and vapor and liquid column measurements (Hogg et al. 1983; Solheim et al.1998). Radiometer measurements are inexpensive compared to the cost of radar, and it can provide all-time observation in both cloudy and clear air situations. However, using radiometer measurements can be more difficult than a radar measurement because: (1) the measured brightness temperature is proportional to cumulative emission from various layers; (11) both scattering and absorption contribute to the measured radiation, which is governed by an integraldifferential Radiative Transfer (RT) equation; (iii) the relation between brightness temperature and the atmospheric parameters is non-linear. Therefore, linear and log-linear models have limited applicability.
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