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DOI | 10.1029/2018GL079708 |
Can GNSS Reflectometry Detect Precipitation Over Oceans? | |
Asgarimehr, Milad1,2; Zavorotny, Valery3,4; Wickert, Jens1,2; Reich, Sebastian5 | |
2018-11-28 | |
发表期刊 | GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS |
ISSN | 0094-8276 |
EISSN | 1944-8007 |
出版年 | 2018 |
卷号 | 45期号:22页码:12585-12592 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Germany; USA |
英文摘要 | For the first time, a rain signature in Global Navigation Satellite System Reflectometry (GNSS-R) observations is demonstrated. Based on the argument that the forward quasi-specular scattering relies upon surface gravity waves with lengths larger than several wavelengths of the reflected signal, a commonly made conclusion is that the scatterometric GNSS-R measurements are not sensitive to the surface small-scale roughness generated by raindrops impinging on the ocean surface. On the contrary, this study presents an evidence that the bistatic radar cross section sigma(0) derived from TechDemoSat-1 data is reduced due to rain at weak winds, lower than approximate to 6 m/s. The decrease is as large as approximate to 0.7 dB at the wind speed of 3 m/s due to a precipitation of 0-2 mm/hr. The simulations based on the recently published scattering theory provide a plausible explanation for this phenomenon which potentially enables the GNSS-R technique to detect precipitation over oceans at low winds. Plain Language Summary Using Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signals, reflected off the Earth's surface (GNSS Reflectometry), is an innovative remote sensing technique with a broad spectrum of geophysical applications. Currently, recent satellite missions, such as the U.K. TechDemoSat-1 and U.S. Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS), pioneer GNSS Reflectometry as a new space observation technology on a global scale. Despite a wide variety of monitored geophysical parameters, the reflected signals have never been used to obtain rain information. For the first time, this study demonstrates a signature in the received signals, due to the modified ocean surface waves by rain splashes, enabling the technique to detect precipitation over oceans induced by weak winds. A plausible physical explanation for this phenomenon is provided based on the recent scattering theory. This study can serve as a starting point for developing a new GNSS Reflectometry application, rain detection over oceans, which might be also implemented for future low-cost GNSS remote sensing missions. The presented findings also provide a better physical understanding of L band forward scattering mechanism which is directly relevant to the main objective of the currently operational GNSS Reflectometry satellite missions. |
英文关键词 | GNSS Reflectometry rain detection rain splash TDS-1 ocean surface electromagnetic scattering |
领域 | 气候变化 |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000453250000054 |
WOS关键词 | WATER SURFACES ; RAIN CELLS ; RADAR ; WIND ; SCATTERING ; BACKSCATTER ; SIGNATURES |
WOS类目 | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary |
WOS研究方向 | Geology |
引用统计 | |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/27340 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
作者单位 | 1.Tech Univ Berlin, Fac 6, Inst Geodesy & Geoinformat Sci, Berlin, Germany; 2.German Res Ctr Geosci GFZ, Potsdam, Germany; 3.Univ Colorado, Cooperat Inst Res Environm Sci, Boulder, CO 80309 USA; 4.NOAA, Earth Syst Res Lab, Boulder, CO USA; 5.Univ Potsdam, Dept Math, Potsdam, Germany |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Asgarimehr, Milad,Zavorotny, Valery,Wickert, Jens,et al. Can GNSS Reflectometry Detect Precipitation Over Oceans?[J]. GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS,2018,45(22):12585-12592. |
APA | Asgarimehr, Milad,Zavorotny, Valery,Wickert, Jens,&Reich, Sebastian.(2018).Can GNSS Reflectometry Detect Precipitation Over Oceans?.GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS,45(22),12585-12592. |
MLA | Asgarimehr, Milad,et al."Can GNSS Reflectometry Detect Precipitation Over Oceans?".GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS 45.22(2018):12585-12592. |
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