Estimation of the Total Atmospheric Water Vapor Content and Land Surface Temperature Based on AATSR Thermal Data
The total atmospheric water vapor content (TAWV) and land surfacetemperature (LST) play important roles in meteorology, hydrology, ecology and some otherdisciplines. In this paper, the ENVISAT/AATSR (The Advanced Along-Track ScanningRadiometer) thermal data are used to estimate the TAWV and LST over...
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| author | Rong Liu Yuanyong Liu Zhenchao Li Xianhong Meng Rogier van der Velde Jun Wen Tangtang Zhang |
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| description | The total atmospheric water vapor content (TAWV) and land surfacetemperature (LST) play important roles in meteorology, hydrology, ecology and some otherdisciplines. In this paper, the ENVISAT/AATSR (The Advanced Along-Track ScanningRadiometer) thermal data are used to estimate the TAWV and LST over the Loess Plateauin China by using a practical split window algorithm. The distribution of the TAWV isaccord with that of the MODIS TAWV products, which indicates that the estimation of thetotal atmospheric water vapor content is reliable. Validations of the LST by comparingwith the ground measurements indicate that the maximum absolute derivation, themaximum relative error and the average relative error is 4.0K, 11.8% and 5.0%respectively, which shows that the retrievals are believable; this algorithm can provide anew way to estimate the LST from AATSR data. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2b8f5a7ff39444d8a1d40a3d5d96af9e2022-12-22T02:11:29ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202008-03-018318321845Estimation of the Total Atmospheric Water Vapor Content and Land Surface Temperature Based on AATSR Thermal DataRong LiuYuanyong LiuZhenchao LiXianhong MengRogier van der VeldeJun WenTangtang ZhangThe total atmospheric water vapor content (TAWV) and land surfacetemperature (LST) play important roles in meteorology, hydrology, ecology and some otherdisciplines. In this paper, the ENVISAT/AATSR (The Advanced Along-Track ScanningRadiometer) thermal data are used to estimate the TAWV and LST over the Loess Plateauin China by using a practical split window algorithm. The distribution of the TAWV isaccord with that of the MODIS TAWV products, which indicates that the estimation of thetotal atmospheric water vapor content is reliable. Validations of the LST by comparingwith the ground measurements indicate that the maximum absolute derivation, themaximum relative error and the average relative error is 4.0K, 11.8% and 5.0%respectively, which shows that the retrievals are believable; this algorithm can provide anew way to estimate the LST from AATSR data.http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/8/3/1832/Land surface temperatureTotal atmospheric water vapor contentAATSRRetrievalMODISthe Loess Plateau |
| spellingShingle | Rong Liu Yuanyong Liu Zhenchao Li Xianhong Meng Rogier van der Velde Jun Wen Tangtang Zhang Estimation of the Total Atmospheric Water Vapor Content and Land Surface Temperature Based on AATSR Thermal Data Sensors Land surface temperature Total atmospheric water vapor content AATSR Retrieval MODIS the Loess Plateau |
| title | Estimation of the Total Atmospheric Water Vapor Content and Land Surface Temperature Based on AATSR Thermal Data |
| title_full | Estimation of the Total Atmospheric Water Vapor Content and Land Surface Temperature Based on AATSR Thermal Data |
| title_fullStr | Estimation of the Total Atmospheric Water Vapor Content and Land Surface Temperature Based on AATSR Thermal Data |
| title_full_unstemmed | Estimation of the Total Atmospheric Water Vapor Content and Land Surface Temperature Based on AATSR Thermal Data |
| title_short | Estimation of the Total Atmospheric Water Vapor Content and Land Surface Temperature Based on AATSR Thermal Data |
| title_sort | estimation of the total atmospheric water vapor content and land surface temperature based on aatsr thermal data |
| topic | Land surface temperature Total atmospheric water vapor content AATSR Retrieval MODIS the Loess Plateau |
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