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Aquarius Third Stokes Parameter Measurements : Initial Results

Author
Piepmeier, J.
Published
March 5, 2012.
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1 electronic document
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Abraham, S., Utku, Cuneyt, and Vine, David M Le
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Summary
The Aquarius/SAC-D observatory was launched on June 10, 2011 and the Aquarius instrument has been collecting data continuously since late August. One of the unique features of the L-band radiometers comprising Aquarius is the presence of a polarimetric channel to measure the third Stokes parameter. The purpose is to provide a measure of Faraday rotation, which can be important for remote sensing at L-band, especially in the case of remote sensing of salinity which requires high precision. Initial results are presented here showing a reasonable agreement between retrieved and modeled Faraday rotation and also the "noisy" behavior at land-water boundaries and other mixed scenes predicted by theory.
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NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.
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Document ID: 20140006598.
GSFC-E-DAA-TN9188.
Microwave Radiometry and Remote Sensing of the Environment (MicroRad); 5-9 Mar. 2012; Frascati, Italy; Italy.
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