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AN: H22E-02 INVITED     [PDF]
TI: Global Water Cycle Measurements From the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS (AMSR-E)
AU: * Spencer, R W
EM: roy.spencer@nsstc.uah.edu
AF: The University of Alabama in Huntsville, 320 Sparkman Drive, Huntsville, AL 35805 United States
AB: The Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS (AMSR-E) was provided by the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) to fly on NASA's Aqua satellite. AMSR-E has a wide variety of hydrologic science applications. Retrievals currently being made from the data include: all-weather sea surface temperatures; precipitation; oceanic surface wind speed, integrated cloud water, and water vapor; soil moisture; sea ice parameters; and, snow cover parameters. The AMSR-E performance has been, on the whole, excellent. AMSR-E carries 20 channels, with the highest spatial resolution yet achieved from space, at dual polarized frequencies ranging from 6.9 GHz to 89 GHz. A variety of field experiments supporting validation of most of the geophysical retrieval algorithms have now been completed.
UR: http://wwwghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/AMSR
DE: 1836 Hydrologic budget (1655)
DE: 1854 Precipitation (3354)
DE: 1863 Snow and ice (1827)
DE: 1866 Soil moisture
DE: 1894 Instruments and techniques
SC: Hydrology [H]
MN: 2003 Fall Meeting