Abstract
The measurement of global sea-surface temperature (s.s.t.) from space, with high absolute accuracy, is one of the important requirements of the World Climate Research Programme. This paper considers the definition of measurement aims and gives as examples the possible influence of Pacific s.s.t. on the lower stratosphere, and the role of s.s.t. in the cloud-climate feed-back process. A brief review is presented on current status in satellite measurements of s.s.t. with both infrared and microwave techniques, there is a description of a future s.s.t.-measuring instrument, the Along-Track Scanning Radiometer. -Authors
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | The study of the ocean and the land surface from satellites |
| Editors | J.T. Houghton |
| Publisher | Royal Society of London, Philosophical Transactions A, vol. 309, no. 1508 |
| Pages | 381-397 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| State | Published - 1983 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Observations of sea-surface temperature for climate research. / Harries, J. E.; Llewellyn-Jones, D. T.; Minnett, Peter J; Saunders, R. W.; Zavody, A. M.
The study of the ocean and the land surface from satellites. ed. / J.T. Houghton. Royal Society of London, Philosophical Transactions A, vol. 309, no. 1508, 1983. p. 381-397.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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AU - Zavody, A. M.
PY - 1983
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