SSM/I (Special Sensor Microwave/Imager) Project Summary Report
Abstract
The Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I) is a passive microwave radiometric system designed to provide retrievals of the environmental parameters sea surface wind, precipitation, atmospheric moisture content, soil moisture and sea ice conditions. It is a joint Navy/Air Force project developed by the Hughes Aircraft Company under the direction of the Navy Space System Activity (NSSA) and the Air Force Space Division to be flown on the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP). The Space Sensing Applications Branch of the Naval Research Laboratory has served as a technical consultant to NSSA beginning in fiscal year 1982. A summary description of the SSM/I instrument; and descriptions of the geophysical models, the interaction model, the retrieval technique and climatology used for the SSM/I environmental retrieval algorithm are presented. This information may serve as an introduction to the SSM/I for those individuals who have an interest in the SSM/I and its geophysical data products. The studies, conducted at the request of the NSSA to evaluate and investigate specific details of the instrument and algorithms are attached as Appendix A through E.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 20, 1983
- Accession Number
- ADA128803
Entities
People
- James P. Hollinger
- Robert C. Lo
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory