ニンブス5衛星のマイクロ波スペクトルメーター:気象学および地質学的データ
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|December 28, 1973
まとめ
Nimbus 5 マイクロ波スペクトロメーターは,曇りの天候でも,大気温と水分を測定することに成功しました. このパッシブマイクロ波センサー技術は,気象学および地球物理学的モニタリングの大きな可能性を示しています.
科学分野:
- 大気科学 大気科学
- リモートセンシングによる遠隔感知
- 地質物理学 地質物理学とは地質物理学です.
背景:
- 正確な大気プロファイリングは,天気予報と気候研究において極めて重要です.
- パッシブマイクロ波センサーは,あらゆる天候で大気の測定を行うためのユニークな能力を提供します.
研究 の 目的:
- Nimbus 5マイクロ波スペクトロメーターの大気および地球物理学的パラメータの回収の能力を実証するために.
- 気象学および地球物理学の応用のための受動的なマイクロ波センサーの可能性を評価する.
主な方法:
- Nimbus 5 マイクロ波スペクトロメーターを使用して,5つの周波数帯 (22.23558.8 GHz) にわたる熱放射線を測定しました.
- 海洋上の大気気温プロファイルと水分量 (蒸気と液体) を取り出した.
- 氷の種類,海の荒さ,雪の覆いなど,表面放射性に影響を与える地質学的パラメータに関するデータを取得した.
主要な成果:
- 曇りの条件下でも,大気温プロファイルと水分量を成功裏に取得しました.
- 氷の種類,海の荒さ,雪の覆いなどの地球物理学的パラメータに関する情報を取得します.
- 大気および地球物理学的測定のための受動的なマイクロ波センサーの有効性を実証しました.
結論:
- パッシブマイクロ波センサーは,大気および地球物理学的データを取得するための非常に有望な技術です.
- Nimbus 5の実験は,さまざまな環境モニタリングアプリケーションにおけるこの技術の可能性を検証しています.
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