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Satellite microwave observations of the utah great salt lake desert
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Ulaby, F. T. Dellwig, L. F. Schmugge, T. J. |
| Copyright Year | 1975 |
| Description | Microwave data acquired over the Great Salt Lake Desert by sensors aboard Skylab and Nimbus 5 indicate that microwave emission and backscatter were strongly influenced by contributions from subsurface layers of sediment saturated with brine. This phenomenon was observed by Skylab's S-194 radiometer operating at 1.4 GHz, S-193 RADSCAT (Radiometer-Scatterometer) operating at 13.9 GHz and the Nimbus 5 ESMR (Electrically Scanning Microwave Radiometer) operating at 19.35 GHz. The availability of ESMR data over an 18 month period allowed an investigation of temporal variations. Aircraft 1.4 GHz radiometer data acquired two days after one of the Skylab passes confirm the satellites observations. Data from the ESMR revealed similar responses over the Bolivian deserts, which have geologic features similar to those of the Utah desert. |
| File Size | 5043289 |
| Page Count | 42 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19760003470 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t9z07x018 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1975-10-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Earth Resources And Remote Sensing Microwave Scattering Scatterometers Microwave Radiometers Nimbus 5 Satellite Brines Soil Moisture Great Salt Lake Ut Satellite Observation Skylab Program Brightness Temperature Deserts Microwave Emission Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |