We found a match
Your institution may have rights to this item. Sign in to continue.
- Title
Observed HIRS and Aqua MODIS Thermal Infrared Moisture Determinations in the 2000s.
- Authors
Borbas, Eva E.; Menzel, Paul W.
- Abstract
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.
- Subjects
PRECIPITABLE water; WATER vapor; LATITUDE; INFRARED radiation; BRIGHTNESS temperature; TROPOSPHERIC chemistry; MOISTURE
- Publication
Remote Sensing, 2021, Vol 13, Issue 3, p502
- ISSN
2072-4292
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/rs13030502