The objective of this study was to retrieve daily composite soil moisture by jointly using brightness temperature observations from multiple operating satellites for near real-time application with better coverage and...The objective of this study was to retrieve daily composite soil moisture by jointly using brightness temperature observations from multiple operating satellites for near real-time application with better coverage and higher accuracy.Our approach was to first apply the single-channel brightness radiometric algorithm to estimate soil moisture from the respective brightness temperature observations of the SMAP,SMOS,AMSR2,FY3B,and FY3C satellites on the same day and then produce a daily composite dataset by averaging the individual satellite-retrieved soil moisture.We further evaluated our product,the official soil moisture products of the five satellites,and the ensemble mean (i.e.,arithmetic mean) of the five official satellite soil moisture products against ground observations from two networks in Central Tibet and Anhui Province,China.The results show that our product outperforms the individual released products of the five satellites and their ensemble means in the two validation areas.The root mean square error (RMSE ) values of our product were 0.06 and 0.09 m3/m3 in Central Tibet and Anhui Province,respectively.Relative to the ensemble mean of the five satellite products,our product improves the accuracy by 9.1% and 57.7% in Central Tibet and Anhui Province,respectively.This demonstrates that jointly using brightness temperature observations from multiple satellites to retrieve soil moisture not only improves the spatial coverage of daily observations but also produces better daily composite products.展开更多
风云三号C星（FY-3C）已经于2013年9月23日发射升空,其上装载的微波湿温探测仪（MWHTS）已于9月30日开机正常工作.MWHTS具有对大气温度和湿度垂直分布进行同步探测的能力.MWHTS为跨轨扫描式微波辐射计,在89-191GHz毫米波段内设置了十五...风云三号C星（FY-3C）已经于2013年9月23日发射升空,其上装载的微波湿温探测仪（MWHTS）已于9月30日开机正常工作.MWHTS具有对大气温度和湿度垂直分布进行同步探测的能力.MWHTS为跨轨扫描式微波辐射计,在89-191GHz毫米波段内设置了十五个探测通道,其中包括118.75GHz氧气吸收线附近的8个大气温度探测通道,183.31GHz水汽吸收线附近的5个大气湿度探测通道,以及89GHz和150GHz两个窗区通道.设置在118.75GHz的一组毫米波探测通道是国际上业务卫星首次使用的大气探测通道,这组通道和183.31GHz通道对大气进行联合探测,将获得更加精细的大气温湿度垂直分布数据,为数值预报和气候研究提供丰富信息.为保证MWHTS观测资料的定量应用,对仪器性能和定标精度进行了在轨测试.利用MWHTS在轨正常工作后的三个月数据,对仪器在轨定标的基础数据：冷空和黑体计数值,黑体和仪器温度进行监测分析和质量检验,经过质量检验的在轨定标基础数据,结合发射前真空试验得到的非线性订正项在轨定标生成MWHTS观测亮温数据.评估MWHTS在轨辐射定标结果的精度和偏差特性使用了三种方法：1通过场地定标试验获取大气温湿廓线和地面温度等大气参数信息,结合微波逐线正演辐射传输模式MonoRTM（Monochromatic Radiative Transfer Model）模拟MWHTS的上行微波辐射亮温,与MWHTS实际观测结果进行对比分析;2两个通道特性一致的同类星载被动微波载荷同时观测同一目标,观测亮温的差异主要取决于两个载荷的定标系统偏差.选取美国SNPP上搭载的微波探测仪器ATMS作为MWHTS的参考载荷,基于SNO（simultaneous nadir overpass）技术,对两个仪器的观测亮温进行交叉比对,观测亮温时空匹配及均匀性检验的条件为：观测时间差异小于20min,观测像元中心距离小于3km,观测角度在星下点附近差异小于5°,观测像元周围3×3像元内的亮展开更多
根据IGRA2无线电探空数据和气象、电离层和气候卫星联合观测系统(Constellation Observing System for Meteorology Ionosphere and Climate,COSMIC)掩星资料,对2015—2017年包含折射率、温度和比湿廓线在内的FY-3C掩星中性大气产品进...根据IGRA2无线电探空数据和气象、电离层和气候卫星联合观测系统(Constellation Observing System for Meteorology Ionosphere and Climate,COSMIC)掩星资料,对2015—2017年包含折射率、温度和比湿廓线在内的FY-3C掩星中性大气产品进行质量分析。结果表明:FY-3C掩星折射率廓线25 km以下整体无系统偏差,相对偏差标准差≤5%;温度廓线存在系统负偏差,标准差≥1.5 K;比湿廓线越趋地表质量越低,5 km下标准差≤1.2 g/kg。总体而言,FY-3C掩星数据质量较好,在2015—2017年间逐年提高,但在近地面和25km以上有待进一步提高。对2017年产品的进一步分析表明:就季节而言,折射率廓线和温度廓线质量均在冬季最差,比湿廓线质量在夏季最差;就纬度带而言,折射率廓线在低纬度带质量最差,温度廓线质量的分纬度带比较结果在不同高度范围存在差异,比湿廓线在低纬度带质量明显低于中高纬度带;此外,FY-3C掩星大气产品数据质量随昼夜和海陆变化也存在一定差异。展开更多
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2016YFC0402701)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grants No.51879067 and 51579131)+4 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(Grant No.BK20180022)the Six Talent Peaks Project in Jiangsu Province(Grant No.NY-004)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China(Grants No.2018842914 and 2018B04714)the China National Flash Flood Disaster Prevention and Control Project(Grant No.126301001000150068)the Postgraduate Research&Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province(Grant No.KYCX18_0572)
文摘The objective of this study was to retrieve daily composite soil moisture by jointly using brightness temperature observations from multiple operating satellites for near real-time application with better coverage and higher accuracy.Our approach was to first apply the single-channel brightness radiometric algorithm to estimate soil moisture from the respective brightness temperature observations of the SMAP,SMOS,AMSR2,FY3B,and FY3C satellites on the same day and then produce a daily composite dataset by averaging the individual satellite-retrieved soil moisture.We further evaluated our product,the official soil moisture products of the five satellites,and the ensemble mean (i.e.,arithmetic mean) of the five official satellite soil moisture products against ground observations from two networks in Central Tibet and Anhui Province,China.The results show that our product outperforms the individual released products of the five satellites and their ensemble means in the two validation areas.The root mean square error (RMSE ) values of our product were 0.06 and 0.09 m3/m3 in Central Tibet and Anhui Province,respectively.Relative to the ensemble mean of the five satellite products,our product improves the accuracy by 9.1% and 57.7% in Central Tibet and Anhui Province,respectively.This demonstrates that jointly using brightness temperature observations from multiple satellites to retrieve soil moisture not only improves the spatial coverage of daily observations but also produces better daily composite products.
文摘风云三号C星（FY-3C）已经于2013年9月23日发射升空,其上装载的微波湿温探测仪（MWHTS）已于9月30日开机正常工作.MWHTS具有对大气温度和湿度垂直分布进行同步探测的能力.MWHTS为跨轨扫描式微波辐射计,在89-191GHz毫米波段内设置了十五个探测通道,其中包括118.75GHz氧气吸收线附近的8个大气温度探测通道,183.31GHz水汽吸收线附近的5个大气湿度探测通道,以及89GHz和150GHz两个窗区通道.设置在118.75GHz的一组毫米波探测通道是国际上业务卫星首次使用的大气探测通道,这组通道和183.31GHz通道对大气进行联合探测,将获得更加精细的大气温湿度垂直分布数据,为数值预报和气候研究提供丰富信息.为保证MWHTS观测资料的定量应用,对仪器性能和定标精度进行了在轨测试.利用MWHTS在轨正常工作后的三个月数据,对仪器在轨定标的基础数据：冷空和黑体计数值,黑体和仪器温度进行监测分析和质量检验,经过质量检验的在轨定标基础数据,结合发射前真空试验得到的非线性订正项在轨定标生成MWHTS观测亮温数据.评估MWHTS在轨辐射定标结果的精度和偏差特性使用了三种方法：1通过场地定标试验获取大气温湿廓线和地面温度等大气参数信息,结合微波逐线正演辐射传输模式MonoRTM（Monochromatic Radiative Transfer Model）模拟MWHTS的上行微波辐射亮温,与MWHTS实际观测结果进行对比分析;2两个通道特性一致的同类星载被动微波载荷同时观测同一目标,观测亮温的差异主要取决于两个载荷的定标系统偏差.选取美国SNPP上搭载的微波探测仪器ATMS作为MWHTS的参考载荷,基于SNO（simultaneous nadir overpass）技术,对两个仪器的观测亮温进行交叉比对,观测亮温时空匹配及均匀性检验的条件为：观测时间差异小于20min,观测像元中心距离小于3km,观测角度在星下点附近差异小于5°,观测像元周围3×3像元内的亮
文摘根据IGRA2无线电探空数据和气象、电离层和气候卫星联合观测系统(Constellation Observing System for Meteorology Ionosphere and Climate,COSMIC)掩星资料,对2015—2017年包含折射率、温度和比湿廓线在内的FY-3C掩星中性大气产品进行质量分析。结果表明:FY-3C掩星折射率廓线25 km以下整体无系统偏差,相对偏差标准差≤5%;温度廓线存在系统负偏差,标准差≥1.5 K;比湿廓线越趋地表质量越低,5 km下标准差≤1.2 g/kg。总体而言,FY-3C掩星数据质量较好,在2015—2017年间逐年提高,但在近地面和25km以上有待进一步提高。对2017年产品的进一步分析表明:就季节而言,折射率廓线和温度廓线质量均在冬季最差,比湿廓线质量在夏季最差;就纬度带而言,折射率廓线在低纬度带质量最差,温度廓线质量的分纬度带比较结果在不同高度范围存在差异,比湿廓线在低纬度带质量明显低于中高纬度带;此外,FY-3C掩星大气产品数据质量随昼夜和海陆变化也存在一定差异。
