SSM/I instrument evaluation

Hollinger, J. P.; Peirce, J.L.; Poe, G.A.

doi:10.1109/36.58964

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“…Brightness temperature data from the 37-GHz V (0.81 cm wavelength) channel begin in December 1991 and extend to the present day. The measurement accuracy of the SSM/I 37-GHz V channel is ___2 K [Hollinger et al, 1990].…”

Section: Passive Microwave Datamentioning

confidence: 99%

Multiyear accumulation and temperature history near the North Greenland Ice Core Project site, north central Greenland

Shuman¹,

Bromwich²,

Kipfstuhl³

et al. 2001

J. Geophys. Res.

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Abstract. This paper presents a comparison of two independent methods of estimating subseasonal accumulation across the interior of Greenland. These methods, highresolution snow pit studies and atmospheric modeling, have differing spatial and temporal resolution, but both can estimate net accumulation for subseasonal and shorter periods. The snow pit approach is based on a documented relationship between high-resolution snow pit profiles of oxygen stable isotope ratio (8•SO) and multiyear Special Sensor

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Section: Passive Microwave Datamentioning

confidence: 99%

Multiyear accumulation and temperature history near the North Greenland Ice Core Project site, north central Greenland

Shuman¹,

Bromwich²,

Kipfstuhl³

et al. 2001

J. Geophys. Res.

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“…Cloud identification over sea ice, however, is expected to have improved with the increased number of spectral channels on MODIS and the capability to detect cloud trends has been enhanced by reliable calibrations of all MODIS and CERES channels [Loeb et al, 2006a]. Hollinger et al [1990] have also shown that the Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I) is a stable microwave system.…”

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confidence: 99%

Seasonal and interannual variations of top‐of‐atmosphere irradiance and cloud cover over polar regions derived from the CERES data set

Kato¹,

Loeb²,

Minnis³

et al. 2006

Geophysical Research Letters

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[1] The daytime cloud fraction derived by the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) cloud algorithm using Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) radiances over the Arctic from March 2000 through February 2004 increases at a rate of 0.047 per decade. The trend is significant at an 80% confidence level. The corresponding top-of-atmosphere (TOA) shortwave irradiances derived from CERES radiance measurements show less significant trend during this period. These results suggest that the influence of reduced Arctic sea ice cover on TOA reflected shortwave radiation is reduced by the presence of clouds and possibly compensated by the increase in cloud cover. The cloud fraction and TOA reflected shortwave irradiance over the Antarctic show no significant trend during the same period.

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“…The Special Sensor Microwave Imager (SSM/I) measurements (Hollinger et al 1990) have been used as a primary source of passive microwave (PMW) information in SRE due to its large spatial coverage, the long-term aim of the program and the acceptable time sampling provided by the constellation. The advantages of using passive microwave information rather than infrared radiation rely on the directness of the observations, insofar as raindrops affect the upwelling Earth microwave emission.…”

Section: Passive Microwave-based Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%