Ground-Based and Airborne Remote Sensing of Inflight Aircraft Icing Conditions

Concept, simulation, and instrumentation for radiometric inflight icing detection

“…This has been demonstrated in numerous field studies, including the Mt. Washington Icing Sensors Project (MWISP) and the Alliance Icing Research Study programs I and II 4,5,6 . Conversely, satellite-borne radiometers looking nadir can detect cloud water and rainfall rates over water bodies because like space they also provide a low brightness temperature background due to low MMW emissivity of water.…”