Determination of the spatial variability of temperature and moisture near a tropical Pacific island with MTI satellite images

Robert J. Kurzeja; Byron Lance O'Steen; Malcolm M. Pendergast

doi:10.1117/12.453353

17 January 2002 Determination of the spatial variability of temperature and moisture near a tropical Pacific island with MTI satellite images

Robert J. Kurzeja, Byron Lance O'Steen, Malcolm M. Pendergast

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Proceedings Volume 4480, Imaging Spectrometry VII; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.453353
Event: International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology, 2001, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The Tropical Pacific Island of Nauru is a US DOE ARM observation site that monitors tropical climate and atmospheric radiation. This observation site is ideal for validating MTI images because of the extensive deployment of continuously operating instruments. MTI images are also useful in assessing the effect of the island on the ocean climate and on the ARM data. An MTI image has been used to determine the spatial distribution of water vapor and sea-surface temperature near the island. The results are compared with a three-dimensional numerical model simulation.

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Robert J. Kurzeja, Byron Lance O'Steen, and Malcolm M. Pendergast "Determination of the spatial variability of temperature and moisture near a tropical Pacific island with MTI satellite images", Proc. SPIE 4480, Imaging Spectrometry VII, (17 January 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.453353

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