Journal article
Radiative transfer for a three-dimensional raining cloud
Applied Optics, Vol.32(15), pp.2795-2802
05/20/1993
DOI: 10.1364/AO.32.002795
Abstract
Satellite-sensor-based microwave brightness temperatures for a three-dimensional raining cloud over a reflecting surface are computed by using a radiative transfer model based on the discrete-ordinates solution procedure. The three-dimensional model applied to a plane layer is validated by comparison with results from a one-dimensional model that is available in the literature. Results examining the effects of cloud height, rainfall rate, surface reflectance, rainfall footprint area, and satellite viewing position on one- and three-dimensional brightness temperature calculations are reported. The numerical experiments indicate that, under certain conditions, three-dimensional effects are significant in the analysis of satellite-sensor-based rainfall retrieval algorithms. The results point to the need to consider carefully three-dimensional effects as well as surface reflectance effects when interpreting satellite-measured radiation data.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Radiative transfer for a three-dimensional raining cloud
- Creators
- J. L HafermanW. F KrajewskiT. F SmithA Sánchez
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Applied Optics, Vol.32(15), pp.2795-2802
- DOI
- 10.1364/AO.32.002795
- ISSN
- 0003-6935
- eISSN
- 1539-4522
- Copyright
- © 1993 Optical Society of America
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/20/1993
- Academic Unit
- Civil and Environmental Engineering; Mechanical Engineering
- Record Identifier
- 9983991973002771
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