Sea Surface Skin Temperature Retrieval from FY-3C/VIRR
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Data Collections
2.1.1. FY-3C/VIRR L1B Data
2.1.2. TERRA/MODIS L1B Data
2.1.3. Metop-A/AVHRR SSTskin Data
2.1.4. Buoy Data
2.1.5. ERA-Interim Data
2.2. Inter-Calibration with MODIS L1B BT Data
2.3. Cloud Detection
2.4. SST Retrieval
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Channel | Band Range (μm) | Noise Equivalent Reflectivity ρ(%) Noise Equivalent Temperature Difference (300 K) | Dynamic Range |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 0.58–0.68 | 0.10% | 0–100% |
2 | 0.84–0.89 | 0.10% | 0–100% |
3 | 3.55–3.93 | 0.3 K | 180–350 K |
4 | 10.3–11.3 | 0.2 K | 180–330 K |
5 | 11.5–12.5 | 0.2 K | 180–330 K |
6 | 1.55–1.64 | 0.15% | 0–90% |
7 | 0.43–0.48 | 0.05% | 0–50% |
8 | 0.48–0.53 | 0.05% | 0–50% |
9 | 0.53–0.58 | 0.05% | 0–50% |
10 | 1.325–1.395 | 0.19% | 0–90% |
11 μm | 12 μm | ||||||
Mean (K) | Std Dev (K) | R | Mean (K) | Std Dev (K) | R | Number | |
D | −0.31 | 0.10 | 0.9999 | −0.97 | 0.15 | 0.9999 | 411,100 |
N | −0.33 | 0.10 | 0.9999 | −0.86 | 0.21 | 0.9997 | 397,902 |
11 μm | 12 μm | ||||||
Mean (K) | Std Dev (K) | R | Mean (K) | Std Dev (K) | R | Number | |
D | −0.93 | 0.27 | 0.9989 | −0.53 | 0.31 | 0.9985 | 411,100 |
N | 0.13 | 0.28 | 0.9991 | 0.44 | 0.32 | 0.9989 | 397,902 |
11 μm | 12 μm | ||||||
Mean (K) | Std Dev (K) | R | Mean (K) | Std Dev (K) | R | Number | |
D | −0.31 | 0.25 | 0.9990 | −0.97 | 0.32 | 0.9985 | 411,100 |
N | −0.34 | 0.25 | 0.9993 | −0.86 | 0.34 | 0.9987 | 397,902 |
11 μm | 12 μm | ||||||
Mean (K) | Std Dev (K) | R | Mean (K) | Std Dev (K) | R | Number | |
D | 0.00 | 0.27 | 0.9989 | 0.00 | 0.29 | 0.9991 | 411,100 |
N | −0.01 | 0.28 | 0.9985 | 0.01 | 0.28 | 0.9989 | 397,902 |
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Li, Z.; Liu, M.; Wang, S.; Qu, L.; Guan, L. Sea Surface Skin Temperature Retrieval from FY-3C/VIRR. Remote Sens. 2022, 14, 1451. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14061451
Li Z, Liu M, Wang S, Qu L, Guan L. Sea Surface Skin Temperature Retrieval from FY-3C/VIRR. Remote Sensing. 2022; 14(6):1451. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14061451
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Zhuomin, Mingkun Liu, Sujuan Wang, Liqin Qu, and Lei Guan. 2022. "Sea Surface Skin Temperature Retrieval from FY-3C/VIRR" Remote Sensing 14, no. 6: 1451. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14061451