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Goudar, Balsubramani. "Signals of opportunity for atmospheric remote sensing." Thesis, University of Bath, 2017. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.723334.

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To obtain the crucial information about the boundary layer(Troposphere), there is a need for measurement of large areas( > 25,000 km2) with ne scale measurements of less than 1-2 km area. Over the past years, several methods have been developed to measure atmospheric water vapour fields, but none of them provide information on such small scales( < 1-2 km). With the recent development of high resolution numerical weather model, the need to provide high temporal and spatial data is ever so significant for proper utilization of the model. This thesis presents a novel approach to estimate the wate

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Morris, Paul. "Remote sensing of the Earth's atmosphere." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1992. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.317735.

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Dobbs, Brian M. "The incorporation of atmospheric variability into DIRSIG /." Online version of thesis, 2006. https://ritdml.rit.edu/dspace/handle/1850/3014.

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Lopatin, Anton. "Enhanced remote sensing of atmospheric aerosol by joint inversion of active and passive remote sensing observations." Thesis, Lille 1, 2013. http://www.theses.fr/2013LIL10141/document.

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Ce travail présente l’algorithme GARRLiC (Generalized Aerosol Retrieval from Radiometer and Lidar Combined data). Le but de cet algorithme est d’inverser simultanément les mesures co-localisées d’un LiDAR et d’un photomètre solaire. Cet algorithme original permet de déduire un ensemble très complet de paramètres descriptifs de l’aérosol atmosphérique, paramètres à la fois intégrés sur la colonne atmosphérique et résolus verticalement. GARRLiC est basée sur la recherche du meilleur ajustement de données multi-sources avec contraintes a priori. Il est basée sur la recherche de la meilleure solut

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Xu, Luyao. "Multi-frequency Atmospheric Refractivity InversionDissertation." The Ohio State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1574550558934232.

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Buehler, Stefan. "Remote sensing of atmospheric composition for climate applications : Habilitationschrift." Doctoral thesis, Bremen : University of Bremen, 2004. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-18528.

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Wright, Jonathan C. "Evaluation of LOWTRAN and MODTRAN for use over high zenith angle/long path length viewing /." Online version of thesis, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/1850/11352.

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Hanley, Thomas Ryan. "The microwave opacity of ammonia and water vapor: application to remote sensing of the atmosphere of Jupiter." Diss., Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/24673.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008.<br>Committee Chair: Dr. Paul G. Steffes; Committee Member: Dr. Gregory D. Durgin; Committee Member: Dr. Robert D. Braun; Committee Member: Dr. Thomas K. Gaylord; Committee Member: Dr. Waymond R. Scott

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Albert, Peter. "Remote sensing of atmospheric water vapour for numerical weather prediction." [S.l.] : [s.n.], 2005. http://www.diss.fu-berlin.de/2005/113/index.html.

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Querel, Richard Robert, and University of Lethbridge Faculty of Arts and Science. "Remote sensing of atmospheric water vapour above the Chilean Andes." Thesis, Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, 2010, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10133/2586.

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Water vapour is the principle source of opacity at infrared wavelengths in the Earth’s atmosphere. In support of site testing for the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT), we have used La Silla and Paranal as calibration sites to verify satellite measurements of precipitable water vapour (PWV). We reconstructed the PWV history over both sites by analysing thousands of archived high-resolution echelle calibration spectra and compared that to satellite estimates for the same period. Three PWV measurement campaigns were conducted over both sites using several independent measurement techniq

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Davis, G. R. "Remote sensing of atmospheric water vapour by pressure modulation radiometry." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1987. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.233505.

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Wiltshire, Ben. "Remote sensing of atmospheric aerosol distributions using supervised texture classification." Thesis, University of Bath, 2012. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.557793.

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This thesis presents a new technique to identify a 2D mask showing the extent of particulate aerosol distributions in satellite imagery. This technique uses a supervised texture classication approach, and utilises data from two distinct satellite sources. The vertical feature mask (VFM) product from the CALIPSO lidar, provides an accurate description of the aerosol content of the atmosphere but has a limited footprint and coverage. The CALIPSO VFM is used to provide training data in order to for classiers to be applied to other imagery, namely data from the spinning enhanced visible and infrar

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Shen, Fengjiao. "Development of a laser heterodyne radiometer for atmospheric remote sensing." Thesis, Littoral, 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019DUNK0542.

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La mesure des profils verticaux de concentration de traces de gaz atmosphériques permet de mieux comprendre la pollution de l'air, la destruction de l'ozone et le changement climatique. Elle permet aussi de valider les modèles chimiques proposés et les observations par satellite. À ce titre, le Radiomètre Hétérodyne Laser (RHL) offre des avantages certains en termes de résolution spectrale, de sensibilité et de résolution verticale élevées. Sa taille relativement compacte, permettant un déploiement pour des applications sur le terrain, est un atout supplémentaire. L'objectif de cette thèse con

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Ward, Dale Michael 1963. "Atmospheric sounding from satellite solar occultation refraction measurements." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/282495.

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Measurements of the refractive bending of solar radiation passing through the limb of the Earth's atmosphere can be utilized to recover vertical profiles of density and temperature. These parameters obtained using the technique of solar refractive sounding could be used to improve satellite solar occultation trace species retrievals and to monitor potential trends in upper atmospheric temperatures. The solar refractive sounding method is described in detail and applied to data available from the Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment (SAGE II). The meteorological profiles derived from the SA

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Barnhouse, Willard D. Jr. "Methane Plume Detection Using Passive Hyper-Spectral Remote Sensing." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1129913636.

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Ingold, Thomas. "Monitoring atmospheric parameters from ground-based remote sensing networks in Switzerland." Bern, 2000. http://www.stub.unibe.ch/download/eldiss/00ingold_t.pdf.

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Bauduin, Sophie. "Remote sensing of atmospheric boundary layer composition using infrared satellite observations." Doctoral thesis, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/239053.

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Measuring the composition of the planetary boundary layer is essential for monitoring pollutants and for understanding their impact on environment and health. Nadir satellite remote sensing is particularly appealing to sound this part of the atmosphere, but is however challenging because pollutants concentrations are generally weak and confined in a small part of the atmospheric column. Among the sounders currently in orbit, those operating in the thermal infrared have usually their maximum sensitivity in the mid-troposphere, and are thought to be inadequate to measure the near-surface atmosph

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Srong, E. Kimberley. "Spectral parameters of methane for remote sounding of the Jovian atmosphere." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1992. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:0f870f86-c546-461d-aca7-61f1ccc249df.

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Spectroscopic measurements in the infrared have proven to be a valuable source of information about the Jovian atmosphere. However, numerous questions remain, many of which will be addressed by the Galileo μission, due to arrive at Jupiter in December, 1995. One of the instruments on Galileo is the Near-Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (NIMS), which will measure temperature structure, cheμical composition, and cloud properties. The objective of the work described in this thesis was to investigate the transmittance properties of the Jovian atmosphere and, in particular, to obtain transmittance fun

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Mericsko, Robert J. "Enhancements to atmospheric-correction techniques for multiple thermal images." Online version of thesis, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/1850/10933.

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Huang, Haiyan. "Aerosol and surface properties remote sensing using AATSR." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2014. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:16e444e6-5da9-43da-a122-c50c7e6a2412.

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This thesis describes a new algorithm based on the optimal estimation approach for the retrieval of atmospheric aerosol and surface properties from the Advanced Along- Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR). This algorithm is a further development on the Oxford-RAL Retrieval of Aerosol and Cloud (ORAC). The new algorithm is set up to use both visible and infrared channels of AATSR to retrieve aerosol optical depth (AOD), effective radius, white sky albedo at four wavelengths (550, 670, 870, and 1600 nm), surface temperature and aerosol layer height. This thesis can be divided into three main parts

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Amzajerdian, Farzin. "Remote sensing of atmospheric winds by utilizing speckle-turbulence interaction and optical heterodyne detection /." Full text open access at:, 1988. http://content.ohsu.edu/u?/etd,170.

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Jian, Yongxiao. "Retrieval of temperature and water vapor from combined satellite and ground based ultra-spectral measurements." Thesis, Hampton University, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3592878.

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<p> Ultra-spectrometers with a spectral resolution better than 1 cm<sub>-1</sub>, such as AIRS on the AQUA, IASI on the Metop-A/B, and CrIS on the Suomi-NPP, have become operational during the past decade. The radiance spectra measured by these satellite-borne spectrometers provide soundings of the atmosphere with relatively high vertical resolution and high accuracy except for the lower atmosphere. Meanwhile, many ground-based ultra-spectrometers based on the Michelson Interferometer have been incorporated into the Department of Energy Atmospheric Radiation Measurement facilities and aboard

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Triplett, Colin Charles. "Rocket and lidar studies of waves and turbulence in the arctic middle atmosphere." Thesis, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10147175.

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<p> This dissertation presents new studies of waves and turbulence in the Arctic middle atmosphere. The study has a primary focus on wintertime conditions when the large-scale circulation of the middle atmosphere is disrupted by the breaking of planetary waves associated with sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) events. We used ongoing Rayleigh lidar measurements of density and temperature to conduct a multi-year study of gravity waves in the upper stratosphere-lower mesosphere (USLM) over Poker Flat Research Range (PFRR) at Chatanika, Alaska. We analyzed the night-to-night gravity wave activity

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Song, Shi. "The Spectral Signature of Cloud Spatial Structure in Shortwave Radiation." Thesis, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10151129.

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<p> In this thesis, we aim to systematically understand the relationship between cloud spatial structure and its radiation imprints, i.e., three-dimensional (3D) cloud effects, with the ultimate goal of deriving accurate radiative energy budget estimates from space, aircraft, or ground-based observations under spatially inhomogeneous conditions. By studying the full spectral information in the measured and modeled shortwave radiation fields of heterogeneous cloud scenes sampled during aircraft field experiments, we find evidence that cloud spatial structure reveals itself through spectral sign

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Patel, Jiganesh Govind 1977. "The use of satellite remote sensing to determine land water runoff." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/17516.

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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, 2001.<br>Vita.<br>Includes bibliographical references (leaves 30-31).<br>The purpose of this study is to estimate land water runoff from satellite measurements of net radiation at the top of the atmosphere by invoking columnar atmospheric water and energy balance. Land water runoff is an important parameter in many areas including management of human water use and validation of climate models. Energy measurements taken by satellite are less prone to error than the river discharge measurem

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Rémillard, Jasmine. "Remote sensing of drizzle onset and cloud microphysical properties in marine stratocumulus." Thesis, McGill University, 2013. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=114395.

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Low-level stratiform clouds remain one of the wildcards in future climate simulations. Despite their important role in the earth's radiation budget and the large number of dedicated field campaigns, several cloud-scale processes in marine stratocumulus clouds remain misrepresented. The 19-month-long deployment of the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program Mobile Facility in the Azores provided the longest and most comprehensive ground-based observational dataset of marine boundary layer clouds to date. The first objective of this project was the documentation of the frequency of occurrence

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Francis, John W. "Pixel-by pixel reduction of atmospheric haze effects in multispectral digital imagery of water /." Online version of thesis, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/1850/11359.

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Jackson, David Morris. "Calibration of millimeter-wave radiometers with application to clear-air remote sensing of the atmosphere." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/15786.

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Deuber, Beat. "Microwave remote sensing of water vapour in the middle atmosphere : calibration, validation and applications in atmospheric studies /." [S.l.] : [s.n.], 2005. http://www.zb.unibe.ch/download/eldiss/05deuber_b.pdf.

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Hutchison, Leah (Leah Ellen Ann). "Determining land use change and desertification in China using remote sensing data." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/114113.

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Thesis: S.B. in Geosciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, 2004.<br>Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Some pages in original thesis contain text that run off the edge of the page.<br>Includes bibliographical references (pages 61-64).<br>Desertification, the spread of desert-like conditions in arid or semiarid areas due to human influence or to climatic change, affects most arable land in arid and semi-arid China. This project provides an analysis of desertification in northeastern arid and semi-arid China to determine its s

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Hadjimitsis, Diofantos Glafkou. "The application of atmospheric correction algorithms in the satellite remote sensing of reservoirs." Thesis, University of Surrey, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.300296.

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Schmidt, Eric Otto. "Cloud properties as inferred from HIRS/2 multi-spectral data." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/26817.

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Ouellet, Jeffrey Ovide. "Models of aerosol backscatter, extinction and absorption profiles for desert aerosols based on aircraft instrument and ground-based lidar measurements." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/30755.

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Loeb, Norman Gary. "Evidence of three-dimensional cloud effects in satellite measurements of reflected solar radiation." Thesis, McGill University, 1996. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=40181.

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The purpose of this study is to assess the performance of the plane parallel model in analyzing satellite measurements of clouds, and to examine what role 3D cloud effects may play in explaining any discrepancies. Direct comparisons between one year of Earth Radiation Budget Satellite (ERBS) scanner radiances and plane parallel model calculations are carried out under different Sun-Earth-satellite viewing configurations over ocean between 30$ sp circ$N and 30$ sp circ$S. When the plane parallel model calculations are matched to observations at nadir on a pixel-by-pixel basis by adjusting cloud

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Chang, Tin Yee. "Tropical radiation budget from ERBS scanner measurements." Thesis, McGill University, 1990. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=59526.

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In an effort to attain a quantitative understanding of the temporal and spatial variability of the tropical radiation budgets and the cloud-radiative forcing, a complete annual cycle of measurements by the Earth Radiation Budget Satellite scanning radiometer is analyzed.<br>Results show the existence of strong diurnal variation in the longwave emission over land and desert scenes and in the reflected shortwave radiation for all scenes. A bias in the Earth Radiation Budget Experiment scene identification algorithm against clear tropical scenes at night is evident in the longwave diurnal variati

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Turner, Barry John. "Spatial sampling and vertical variability effects on microwave radiometer rainfall estimates." Thesis, McGill University, 1991. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=59910.

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Three-dimensional radar data for three Florida storms are used with a radiative transfer model to simulate observations at 19 GHz by a nadir pointing, satellite bourne microwave radiometer. Estimates were made of spatial sampling errors due to both horizontal and vertical variability of the precipitation. Calibrated radar data were taken as realistic representations of rainfall fields.<br>The optimal conversion between microwave brightness temperature and rainfall rate was highly sensitive to the spatial resolution of observations. Retrievals were made from the simulated microwave measurements

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Oreopoulos, Lazaros. "Plane parallel albedo bias from satellite measurements." Thesis, McGill University, 1996. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=40417.

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The plane parallel homogeneous (PPH) bias is defined as the difference between the plane parallel cloud albedo, calculated for homogeneous cloud optical depth distributions, and the independent pixel (IP) albedo, which allows for optical depth variability, but assumes that individual cloudy columns transfer solar radiation as plane parallel slabs (horizontal photon transport is neglected). Estimates of the PPH bias from extensive Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) observations are provided for areas similar in size to weather and climate model gridboxes. The goal is to investigat

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LeBlanc, Samuel Elie. "Spectral signatures in shortwave radiation measurements to derive cloud and aerosol properties." Thesis, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3624806.

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<p> The amplitude and spectral shape of shortwave radiation are used to retrieve aerosol and cloud properties from airborne and ground based measurements. By interacting with clouds and aerosols in the Earth's atmosphere, the wavelength-dependent radiation emitted by the sun is modified. This thesis presents the change in radiation due to absorption and scattering by clouds and aerosols, which result in distinct spectral signatures in shortwave radiation spectra. </p><p> The spectral signature in shortwave radiation due to aerosols is quantified by airborne measurements of irradiance above

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Evans, Aaron H. "Remote sensing of evapotranspiration using automated calibration| Development and testing in the state of Florida." Thesis, Florida Atlantic University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3647569.

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<p> Thermal remote sensing is a powerful tool for measuring the spatial variability of evapotranspiration due to the cooling effect of vaporization. The residual method is a popular technique which calculates evapotranspiration by subtracting sensible heat from available energy. Estimating sensible heat requires aerodynamic surface temperature which is difficult to retrieve accurately. Methods such as SEBAL/METRIC correct for this problem by calibrating the relationship between sensible heat and retrieved surface temperature. Disadvantage of these calibrations are 1) user must manually identif

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Dewhurst, Nicola. "The modelling of rainfall over Brazil using infrared and passive microwave satellite imagery." Thesis, University of Bristol, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.266952.

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Oyola, Mayra I. "Implementation of a Global Dust Physical Sea Surface Temperature Retrieval For Numerical Weather Prediction Applications." Thesis, Howard University, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10188977.

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<p> This works presents the results for the first study to ever attempt to analyze the full potential and limitations of incorporating aerosols within a truly physical SST retrieval for operational weather forecasting purposes. This is accomplished through the application of a satellite sea surface temperature (SST) physical retrieval for satellite split-window and hyperspectral infrared (IR) sensors that allows a better representation of the atmospheric state under aerosol-laden conditions. The new algorithm includes 1) accurate specification of the surface emissivity that characterizes the s

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Ruston, Benjamin C. "Characteristics of summertime microwave land emissivity over the conterminous United States." Access citation, abstract and download form; downloadable file 5.20 Mb, 2004. http://wwwlib.umi.com/dissertations/fullcit/3131699.

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Schmitz, Jeffrey Todd 1962. "Estimating surface precipitation over Mexico by calibrating satellite infrared imagery and airborne radar." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/278163.

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An algorithm for estimating daily surface rain volumes from hourly GOES infrared images has been developed using data obtained during the Southwest Area Monsoon Project(SWAMP). Daily surface rain volumes will be estimated using derived positive linear relationships between digital infrared counts and cloud radar reflectivities. These relations provide estimates of radar reflectivities corresponding to hourly infrared images, which in term, using an assumed reflectivity-rainrate(ZR) relation(Z = 55R1.6), will are to generate hourly precipitation fields from which daily rain volumes are computed

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Kehoe, Kenneth. "Ocean sun glint albedo estimation from geostationary satellite data." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/278794.

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Specular reflection off the ocean surface has been used to derive ocean wave heights and surface wind speeds, but the effect that waves have on ocean surface reflection of incident solar radiation is not fully understood. This study focussed on measuring how sun glint affects the Earth's radiation budget, by including the previously ignored specularly reflecting region. Measurements collected by the GOES-10 geostationary satellite were used to produce an effective sun glint albedo to characterize the accuracy of omitting the glint region from the radiation budget. Estimations were made using t

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Horvath, Akos. "Differences between satellite measurements and theoretical estimates of global cloud liquid water amounts." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/280553.

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This dissertation investigated the estimation of global cloud water amounts. The study was prompted by the large discrepancy in published global mean values of cloud liquid water path. Microwave and optical satellite measurements of this quantity range from 25 g/m² to 80 g/m². Theoretical estimates are significantly larger with a current best guess value of 380 g/m². The major limitations of microwave measurements were found to be the inadequate separation of the cloud- and rainwater components, and the lack of retrievals over land. Optical observations were found to be constrained by the trun

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Contezac, Jonathan M. "Micrometeorological Observations of Fire-Atmosphere Interactions and Fire Behavior on a Simple Slope." Thesis, San Jose State University, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10937563.

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<p> An experiment was designed to capture micrometeorological observations during a fire spread on a simple slope. Three towers equipped with a variety of instrumentation, an array of fire-sensing packages, and a Doppler lidar was deployed to measure various aspects of the fire. Pressure and temperature perturbations were analyzed for each of the grid packages to determine if the fire intensity could be observed in the covariance of the two variables. While two of the packages measured a covariance less than –15 °C hPa, there was no clear trend across the grid. The fire front passage

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Miller, Daniel J. "Satellite Simulator Studies of the Impact of Cloud Inhomogeneity on Passive Cloud Remote Sensing Retrievals." Thesis, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10642202.

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<p> Satellite cloud remote sensing provides us the opportunity to study the spatial and temporal distributions of marine boundary layer clouds, as well as their connections with environments on a global scale. However, cloud remote sensing is not without difficulties; retrievals require numerous simplifying assumptions, placing limits on our understanding of cloud processes. Passive remote sensing retrievals often assume that clouds are homogeneous slabs, when in reality, these clouds often have complex inhomogeneous vertical and horizontal structures. Enhancing our understanding of how cloud

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Bartell, Richard Joseph. "Atmospheric corrections for in-flight satellite radiometric calibration." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/276638.

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Accurate determination of atmospheric effects is crucial to earth-based inflight radiometric calibration of existing satellite systems. Such calibration work relies on computer codes which compute atmospheric transmittance due to both scattering and absorption processes. Two solar radiometers were used for atmospheric data collection. Results obtained from the two instruments in the visible are compared. Modifications to the autotracking instrument are discussed. The accuracy of existing methods for determining the amounts of key atmospheric constituents actually present at a given time is exa

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Baumgaertner, Andreas Josef Gerhard. "Observations of Middle Atmosphere Dynamics over Antarctica." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Physics and Astronomy, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/1397.

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This thesis is concerned with the dynamics of the middle atmosphere over the southern-most continent on our planet, Antarctica. Building on previous observational and theoretical efforts to understand the dynamics of this region of the atmosphere, the work encompasses instrument improvements as well as data analysis studies of gravity waves in the lower and middle stratosphere, tides in the upper mesosphere and lower thermosphere, and short-period planetary waves in the stratosphere and mesosphere. An upgrade of the Medium-Frequency Spaced Antenna (MFSA) radar at Scott Base, Antarctica

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Bruno, Jack H. "Evaluating the Weather Research and Forecasting Model Fidelity for Forecasting Lake Breezes." Ohio University Honors Tutorial College / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1556189524538244.

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