A Calibrated Lunar Microwave Radiative Transfer Model Based on Satellite Observations
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Lunar Microwave Radiative Transfer Model
3. Lunar Disk Microwave Brightness Temperature Simulations
4. Model Calibration with Satellite Observations
5. Model Performance Evaluation with the Satellite Observations
5.1. AMSU-A
5.2. AMSU-B and MHS
6. Conclusions and Discussions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sat. | Instr. | Frequency (GHz) | Mean Error (K) | Mean Error (K) | Std. (K) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
N18 | AMSU-A | 23.8 | 1.87 | 20.44 | 4.12 |
N18 | AMSU-A | 31.4 | −6.32 | 12.16 | 6.32 |
N18 | AMSU-A | 57 | −8.74 | 9.67 | 8.03 |
N18 | AMSU-A | 89 | −9.07 | 9.38 | 4.35 |
Sat. | Instr. | Frequency (GHz) | Mean Error (K) | Mean Error (K) | Std. (K) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
N15 | AMSU-B | 89 | −0.7 | 18.5 | 9.2 |
N16 | AMSU-B | 89 | −2.2 | 16.4 | 6.7 |
N17 | AMSU-B | 89 | 11 | 30.3 | 6.4 |
N18 | MHS | 89 | 4.9 | 22.5 | 3.6 |
N19 | MHS | 89 | 6.4 | 24.1 | 4.3 |
M-A | MHS | 89 | 6.4 | 25.8 | 5.1 |
MB | MHS | 89 | 2.8 | 22.2 | 3.4 |
MC | MHS | 89 | 11.3 | 30.9 | 7.9 |
N15 | AMSU-B | 150 | 17 | 36.8 | 22.2 |
N16 | AMSU-B | 150 | 23.2 | 42 | 10 |
N17 | AMSU-B | 150 | 9.6 | 28.8 | 22.4 |
N18 | MHS | 157 | −6.6 | 11.2 | 7.2 |
N19 | MHS | 157 | 1.6 | 19.4 | 5.2 |
MA | MHS | 157 | −2.7 | 16.8 | 9.1 |
MB | MHS | 157 | −6.1 | 13.2 | 4.2 |
MC | MHS | 157 | −2 | 17.6 | 8.7 |
N15 | AMSU-B | 183 | 10.2 | 30.2 | 16 |
N16 | AMSU-B | 183 | 10.4 | 28.6 | 10.4 |
N17 | AMSU-B | 183 | −2.2 | 16.8 | 17.3 |
N18 | MHS | 183/190 | 4.4 | 22.1 | 4.1 |
N19 | MHS | 183/190 | 2.3 | 20.1 | 6.6 |
MA | MHS | 183/190 | 4.7 | 24.1 | 6.1 |
MB | MHS | 183/190 | 0.7 | 19.9 | 3.5 |
MC | MHS | 183/190 | 13.3 | 32.8 | 13.7 |
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Yang, H.; Burgdorf, M. A Calibrated Lunar Microwave Radiative Transfer Model Based on Satellite Observations. Remote Sens. 2022, 14, 5501. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14215501
Yang H, Burgdorf M. A Calibrated Lunar Microwave Radiative Transfer Model Based on Satellite Observations. Remote Sensing. 2022; 14(21):5501. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14215501
Chicago/Turabian StyleYang, Hu, and Martin Burgdorf. 2022. "A Calibrated Lunar Microwave Radiative Transfer Model Based on Satellite Observations" Remote Sensing 14, no. 21: 5501. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14215501