Remote sensing of sea surface temperature through infrared radiometry — a review |
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Authors: | N K Viswambharan Shubha Sathyendranath L V Gangadhara Rao |
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Affiliation: | (1) National Institute of Oceanography, 403 004 Dona Paula, Goa, India;(2) Present address: Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory, Campus II, M.G. Road, 682 015 Cochin, India |
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Abstract: | A review on the estimation of sea surface temperature (SST) from space using infrared radiometry is presented. The principle of the remote sensing technique, the infrared radiometers and the theory of SST measurement have been explained briefly. The absorption of infrared radiation from earth by the atmospheric constituents has been a major problem in the retrieval of SST from space-borne sensors. The effect of clouds and other atmospheric constituents, especially moisture content/water vapour, has been discussed and the various techniques used for evaluating the atmospheric correction and their limitations are summarised. Development of separate algorithms for each oceanic area coupled with validation by realistic sea truth measurements has been suggested for improving the accuracy of SST measurements from space. The first author was supported by a CSIR fellowship. |
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Keywords: | Remote sensing SST infrared clouds water vapour content field of view |
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