SEA SURFACE SALINITY AS MEASURED BY SMOS AND BY SURFACE AUTONOMOUS DRIFTERS

被引:2
作者
Boutin, J. [1 ]
Martin, N. [1 ]
Yin, X. [1 ]
Reverdin, G. [1 ]
Morrisset, S. [1 ]
机构
[1] UPMC, CNRS, LOCEAN, IPSL,UMR,IRD,MNHN, Paris, France
来源
2012 IEEE INTERNATIONAL GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING SYMPOSIUM (IGARSS) | 2012年
关键词
Microwave Radiometry; Ocean Salinity;
D O I
10.1109/IGARSS.2012.6351556
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The sea surface salinity (SSS) retrieved from the Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission are systematically lower than ARGO SSS in rainy regions. These freshenings increase (in absolute value) with increasing SSM/I rain rates (-0.2psu/mm/hr) closely collocated in time with SMOS SSS. They are attributed to a stratification of the salinity in the first meters of the ocean surface following a rain event.
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页码:389 / 391
页数:3
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