Observed HIRS and Aqua MODIS Thermal Infrared Moisture Determinations in the 2000s

Borbas, Eva E.; Menzel, Paul W.

doi:10.3390/rs13030502

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Observed HIRS and Aqua MODIS Thermal Infrared Moisture Determinations in the 2000s

2021
By Borbas, Eva E. ; Menzel, Paul W.
Source Remote Sensing, 13(3), 502

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Journal Title:

Remote Sensing
Personal Author:

Borbas, Eva E. ; Menzel, Paul W.
NOAA Program & Office:

NESDIS (National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service)
Description:

This paper compares the tropospheric moisture data records derived from High-resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder (HIRS) and Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectro-radiometer (MODIS) measurements from the years 2003 through 2013. Total Precipitable Water Vapor (TPW) and Upper Tropospheric Precipitable Water Vapor (UTPW) are derived using the infrared spectral bands in the CO2 and H2O absorption bands as well as in the atmospheric windows. Retrieval of TPW and UTPW uses a statistical regression algorithm performed using clear sky radiances (and Brightness Temperatures) measured over land and ocean for both day and night. The TPW and UTPW seasonal cycles of HIRS and MODIS observations are found to be in synchronization with zonal mean values for one degree latitude bands within 2.0 mm and 0.07 mm, respectively.
Keywords:
- General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Source:

Remote Sensing, 13(3), 502
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13030502
ISSN:

2072-4292
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PDF
Publisher:

MDPI AG
Document Type:

Journal Article
Funding:

Grant no. NA15NES4320001
License:

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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CC BY
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https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/58799/noaa_58799_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 7.34 MB]
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National Environmental Satellite and Data Information Service (NESDIS)
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urn:sha256:87482d55cc95cf946db90d87f591f317f9ce66a06f9edb54d0ece28372805624

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