Thomas Meissner

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors synthesize present knowledge of the magnitude and the processes that contribute to the formation and evolution of vertical and horizontal variability in near-surface salinity in satellite-mounted microwave radiometers.

TL;DR: The accuracies of SSTs at 7 and 11 GHz are determined using two approaches: modeled and empirical, and it was found that the 7 GHz SST retrievals have less errors due to radiometer noise and geophysical errors than the 11 GHz retrieevals at all latitudes.

TL;DR: The corrections for wind induced surface roughness, atmospheric oxygen absorption, reflected galactic radiation and side-lobe intrusion from land surfaces are discussed, and the Aquarius Version 5 salinity retrieval algorithm is adapted to retrieve salinity from the Soil-Moisture Active Passion mission.

TL;DR: Algorithms that retrieve ocean-surface wind speed and direction under rain using brightness-temperature measurements from passive satellite microwave radiometers and the wind-induced sea-surface emissivity, including its wind-direction dependence for wind speeds up to 45 m/s are developed.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide a historical review of satellite SSS remote sensing with passive L-band radiometry beginning with the discussions of measurement principles, technology, sensing characteristics and complementarities of the three aforementioned missions.