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Radiometric inter-calibration of satellite microwave humidity sounders using the GPM Microwave Imager

  • Hamideh Ebrahimi
  • , Saswati Datta
  • , Linwood Jones
  • University of Central Florida
  • Data and Image Processing Consultants

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Abstract

Inter-calibration of microwave atmospheric sounder channels using the GPM Microwave Imager (GMI) is a challenging task. Previously the Double Difference (DD) inter-satellite radiometer calibration has been used successfully for - satellite microwave conical scanning imagers and recently it has been applied to the microwave cross track scanners as well. However, in this paper, the inter-calibration between conical scanner and cross track scanner is investigated. Here, the sounder channels on the Special Sensor Microwave Imager/Sounder (SSMIS) on the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) are used as a proxy for GMI to cross-calibrate with the corresponding channels of Sondeur Atmosphérique du Profil d'Humidité Intertropicale par Radiométrie (SAPHIR) on the Megha-Tropiques satellite.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2014 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2014 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages2566-2569
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781479957750
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 4 2014
Externally publishedYes
EventJoint 2014 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2014 and the 35th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, CSRS 2014 - Quebec City, Canada
Duration: Jul 13 2014Jul 18 2014

Publication series

NameInternational Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)
ISSN (Print)2153-6996
ISSN (Electronic)2153-7003

Conference

ConferenceJoint 2014 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2014 and the 35th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, CSRS 2014
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityQuebec City
Period07/13/1407/18/14

Keywords

  • GMI sounder channels
  • SAPHIR
  • SSMIS
  • XCAL

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