Characterization and correction of a drift in calibration of the TOPEX microwave radiometer
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Characterization of the drift in the 18-GHz brightness temperature (TB) measured by the TOPEX microwave radiometer (TMR) is presented. The appropriate correction is not a constant drift but varies with TB. Using this correction results in a more accurate path delay retrieval that varies appropriately with cloud cover and surface wind speed.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- IEEE Trans. Geoscience and Remote Sensing
دوره 40 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002