An experimental 2D-Var retrieval using AMSR2

<p>A two-dimensional variational retrieval (2D-Var) is presented for a passive microwave imager. The overlapping antenna patterns of all frequencies from the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 2 (AMSR2) are explicitly simulated to attempt retrieval of near-surface wind speed and surface sk...

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Main Authors: D. I. Duncan, P. Eriksson, S. Pfreundschuh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2019-12-01
Series:Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
Online Access:https://www.atmos-meas-tech.net/12/6341/2019/amt-12-6341-2019.pdf