大面积水体上空星载微波辐射计的干扰识别

卫星微波仪器接收的来自地气系统的被动热辐射与主动传感器发射的信号相混合,被称为无线电频率干扰 (RFI),在主动及被动微波遥感探测领域已成为越来越严重的问题。海洋表面反射的静止通讯、电视卫星下发信号是干扰海洋上星载被动微波辐射计观测的主要来源。该文以先进的微波扫描辐射计AMSR-E为例,采用双主成分分析方法对美国陆地上大面积水体、附近洋面和中国海岸线附近的RFI进行识别,研究表明:美国附近洋面区域星载微波辐射计18.7 GHz通道观测主要受静止电视卫星DirecTV的干扰,由于海表反射引起的RFI非常依赖于静止卫星和星载被动仪器的相对几何位置,只有当闪烁角θ(观测视场镜面反射的静止电视卫星信号方向与视场到星载仪器方向之间的夹角) 较小时卫星观测易受到污染。美国海洋区域较强RFI分布在五大湖区域,离内陆越近RFI越强,东西海岸RFI较强,而整个南海岸干扰相对较弱。中国海岸线附近AMSR-E 6.925 GHz通道观测受RFI影响,而18.7 GHz通道观测未受到干扰。     

AMSR-E卫星资料陆面干扰的气候特征分析

先进微波辐射计(AMSR-E)的低频特性使其更容易受到无线电频率干扰(RFI),本文首先对比了谱差法和双主成分分析(Double Principal Component Analysis,DPCA)方法这两种RFI识别算法的差异,验证了DPCA方法的适用性,然后选用DPCA方法对2002年9月—2011年9月AMSR-E陆面升轨亮温月平均数据中的RFI进行识别,并分析其多年变化特征。DPCA方法可以有效地识别出AMSR-E全球范围内陆地亮温数据中的RFI分布情况。识别结果显示:1)C波段中的RFI主要分布在美国、东亚及印度—阿拉伯半岛地区;X波段主要分布在欧洲及东亚地区。2)各区域的RFI空间位置及强度随时间会发生变化,其原因可能是由于基础设施及使用无线电频谱的变化造成。3)不同区域月平均亮温数据中识别出的RFI信号数量存在季节变化,并且C波段中识别出的RFI数量随时间减少,X波段中随时间增加。     

机载微波辐射计亮温数据中RFI识别方法研究

机载微波辐射计(G-band water Vapor Radiometer,GVR)在使用过程中发现存在无线电频率干扰信号(Radio-Frequency Interference,RFI),为准确使用数据,需对干扰信号进行识别和订正。在分析多种RFI识别方法在GVR数据中的适用性基础上,根据GVR探测及定标原理提出适用于GVR的RFI识别和订正方案。采用该方案对天津市2016年11月20日一次GVR亮温数据进行识别和订正,结果表明,该方法能较好的识别出各通道亮温数据中的RFI信号;RFI存在于多个通道中,时空分布无规律,具有随机性,为干扰源确定带来较大困难;RFI在亮温数据中除少数以孤立点形式存在,多数为连续干扰点,连续干扰点越多,订正效果越差,当连续干扰点较多时建议剔除该部分数据。RFI订正前后的反演结果对比分析表明,多数情况下,RFI的存在使得垂直累积水汽和垂直累积液态水含量值被高估,少数值被低估,单个通道做订正对反演结果的影响不同。     

对流性降水云微波辐射特性

结合MM5模式和三维微波辐射传输模式, 对2003年7月9日宜昌地区一次典型的中尺度降水中心的对流性降水云微波辐射特性进行研究。结果表明:MM5模式模拟的降水量和落区与实况一致,模拟的水凝物廓线也与TMI反演值接近,85.5 GHz通道辐射亮温与TMI实测情况相近。85.5 GHz通道亮温与地面雨强相关性很弱, 受云中云冰和雪花的散射降温作用显著, 由于其他粒子的综合作用以及斜角观测造成的位置偏移, 霰粒子对该通道亮温散射作用不明显。19.35 GHz通道亮温随雨强增加先升温后降温; 与霰粒子含量表现出明显的负相关关系。37.0 GHz通道亮温随雨强的增加而降温, 雨强大于20 mm/h后达到饱和, 主要受雨水降温作用影响。倾斜观测比天顶垂直观测产生更低的亮温低值中心, 且频率越高, 低值中心的偏移越严重。     

GMI亮温资料RFI信号影响因子分析

利用全球降水测量(Global Precipitation Measurement,GPM)卫星上搭载的微波成像仪(GPM Microwave Imager,GMI)的一级亮温数据,通过谱差法识别被无线电频率干扰(radio frequency interference,RFI)污染的典型陆地地区,确定欧洲、东亚和南美作为主要研究区域,进一步分析RFI与卫星方位角、太阳方位角和太阳天顶角之间的关系,讨论RFI的影响因子。结果表明:水平极化方式下受RFI影响的区域范围比垂直极化方式下的范围更广;相对于强RFI信号分布对应的较宽的卫星方位角区间,存在RFI的像素点对应的太阳方位角和太阳天顶角角度区间范围较为集中;当RFI强度较弱时,垂直极化方式下的RFI的像素点远多于水平极化方式下的RFI像素点,但随着RFI强度的增强,水平极化方式下的RFI像素点多于垂直极化方式下的RFI像素点,且强度越大则两种极化方式下的RFI像素点数量差距越大。     

基于两种识别方法的AMSR-E资料无线电频率干扰信号的交叉验证（英文）

卫星微波低频通道的亮温资料广泛存在无线电频率干扰信号,在微波观测应用于反演地球物理参数和资料同化之前,应准确识别出受到频率干扰污染的资料。常用的干扰识别方法包括谱差法、平均值和标准差法以及主分量分析法等,但没有可靠的频率干扰源分布数据集用于评估不同识别方法的准确性。本文提出利用两种独立的干扰识别方法进行交叉验证,获得AMSR-E资料中频率干扰信号的识别阈值。结果表明,该方案能有效识别出AMSR-E资料C波段和X波段通道在陆地上的无线电频率干扰信号。AMSR-E C波段资料在美国人口密集的大城市有较强的干扰信号存在,X波段的干扰信号主要分布在欧洲大陆和日本。     

FY-3C微波湿温探测仪辐射测量特性

2013年9月发射的FY-3C是我国第2代极轨气象卫星的第3颗星,其上装载的微波湿温探测仪在118 GHz氧气吸收线和183 GHz水汽吸收线设计了两组大气探测通道,在大气窗区设置了89 GHz和150 GHz探测通道。为保证微波湿温探测仪在轨定量应用,卫星发射前完成了地面热真空试验。该文介绍了热真空定标试验原理,并对FY-3C微波湿温探测仪正样产品真空试验数据进行了定量分析。数据分析结果表明:FY-3C微波湿温探测仪正样产品15个探测通道的灵敏度均满足设计指标要求,各通道观测亮温间相对独立,定标准确度优于1.6 K,真空试验过程中微波湿温探测仪定标结果稳定。FY-3C微波湿温探测仪发射前热真空定标特性分析结果为仪器在轨定量应用奠定了基础。     

都兰地区夏季云系及降水特征初步分析

利用都兰站的地面观测资料及实时记录,对都兰地区云状出现频率、降水机率进行统计和对比,初步分析了都兰地区的云及降水特征。     

基于机载微波辐射计探测大气水汽通道饱和问题研究

183.31 GHz微波辐射计在探测低含量水汽时具有优势,但也存在通道饱和问题,定量研究该问题对明确该类型仪器探测水汽能力和适用范围具有重要意义。基于天津市人工影响天气办公室增雨飞机运-12搭载的183.31 GHz微波辐射计GVR（G-band water Vapor Radiometer）,采用探空资料对该辐射计4个通道进行饱和问题研究,定量计算其饱和阈值及探测灵敏度,分析各通道水汽探测能力及适用范围。结果表明:机载微波辐射计4个通道水汽探测灵敏度及饱和阈值与观测高度有关,当水汽含量较低时,通道1（（183±1）GHz）观测高度越高灵敏度越高,通道3（（183±7）GHz）和通道4（（183±14）GHz）观测高度越高灵敏度越低,通道2（（183±3）GHz）灵敏度几乎不受观测高度影响,通道1和通道4观测高度越高积分水汽探测饱和阈值越小,观测高度越低饱和阈值越大,通道2和通道3饱和阈值几乎不受观测高度影响。晴空条件下选择水汽探测能力最强的单通道对积分水汽含量进行反演,当积分水汽含量处于0—1.3、1.3—4.0和4.0—9.8 mm时,分别选择通道1、通道2、通道3作为反演通道,不同观测高度的积分水汽含量反演均适用。云的发射作用使辐射计各通道亮温升高,亮温升高幅度与云液态水含量、云与观测高度的距离及云厚有关,云液态水含量越大,各通道水汽探测灵敏度及饱和阈值越小;云天条件下选择水汽探测能力最强的双通道对积分水汽含量进行反演,以液态水路径区间来选择合适的水汽探测通道,液态水含量越高,积分水汽可探测范围越小。要探测到0.1 mm的积分水汽含量变化,机载微波辐射计（GVR）在晴空条件下的水汽探测适用范围为0—9.8 mm,其探测能力在云天条件下减弱,水汽探测适用范围因云液态水含量不同而不同。      

淮河流域混合云频率、云高和含水量的毫米波云雷达资料分析

本文选用2007年1月—2010年2月的Cloud Sat卫星94 GHz探测资料(2B-GEOPROF)对淮河流域混合云出现频率、云高以及含水量分布规律进行了研究。研究结果表明:(1)混合云出现频率和云高具有显著的季节性变化特征,均表现为夏季值高、冬季低;(2)Cloud Sat 2B-CWC-RO反演产品在假设混合云冰水混合比与云内温度(-20~0℃)成线性关系条件下反演的液态水含量(LWP)与地面观测值相差较大,本文利用冰水混合比与云内温度成指数函数关系反演的LWP更接近地面观测值;(3)反演的LWP具有明显的季节分布特征,其季节平均值夏秋季高、春冬季低。混合云随着LWP值的增加,其对应的雷达反照率因子范围和出现的高度层越来越集中,混合云在对流层中下层的出现频率随LWP的增加而增多,出现频率高值区及其分布的高度层也具有明显的季节性特征,并与混合云零度层高度有密切关系。     

STUDIES OF THE VERTICAL STRUCTURE MODEL AND THE MICROWAVE ATTENUATION OF CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION OVER TROPICAL OCEAN AREA*

Using radiosonde data and other related observations in the TOGA-COARE IOP(from November 1,1992 to February 28,1993),the microwave attenuation of non-precipitating clouds is investigated based on microwave radiative transfer model(MRTM) at the specific frequencies of 6.8,10.65,13.9,19.35,22.235,37.0,85.5 and 90.0 GHz.Besides,utilizing the data of the airborne radar and radiometer at 13.8 GHz in the IOP(Intensive Observation Period),vertical structure models for different types of precipitating clouds are obtained,and also the microwave attenuation of precipitating cloud is studied.Some statistical characteristics of 13.8 GHz microwave path integrated attenuation for stratiform and convective precipitating clouds are presented.The results given here are valuable for the spaceborne microwave remote sensing of precipitation,and the cloud and precipitation attenuation corrections in the spaceborne microwave remote sensing of earth surface over tropical ocean area.     

STUDIES OF THE VERTICAL STRUCTURE MODEL AND THE MICROWAVE ATTENUATION OF CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION OVER TROPICAL OCEAN AREA

Using radiosonde data and other related observations in the TOGA-COARE IOP(fromNovember 1,1992 to February 28,1993),the microwave attenuation of non-precipitating clouds isinvestigated based on microwave radiative transfer model(MRTM)at the specific frequencies of6.8,10.65,13.9,19.35,22.235,37.0,85.5 and 90.0 GHz.Besides,utilizing the data of theairborne radar and radiometer at 13.8 GHz in the IOP(Intensive Observation Period),verticalstructure models for different types of precipitating clouds are obtained,and also the microwaveattenuation of precipitating cloud is studied.Some statistical characteristics of 13.8 GHzmicrowave path integrated attenuation for stratiform and convective precipitating clouds arepresented.The results given here are valuable for the spaceborne microwave remote sensing ofprecipitation,and the cloud and precipitation attenuation corrections in the spaceborne microwaveremote sensing of earth surface over tropical ocean area.     

A scattering-based over-land rainfall retrieval algorithm for South Korea using GCOM-W1/AMSR-2 data

Heavy summer rainfall is a primary natural disaster affecting lives and properties in the Korean Peninsula. This study presents a satellite-based rainfall rate retrieval algorithm for the South Korea combining polarization-corrected temperature (PCT) and scattering index (SI) data from the 36.5 and 89.0 GHz channels of the Advanced microwave Scanning Radiometer 2 (AMSR-2) onboard the Global Change Observation Mission (GCOM)-W1 satellite. The coefficients for the algorithm were obtained from spatial and temporal collocation data from the AMSR-2 and groundbased automatic weather station rain gauges from 1 July - 30 August during the years, 2012-2015. There were time delays of about 25 minutes between the AMSR-2 observations and the ground raingauge measurements. A new linearly-combined rainfall retrieval algorithm focused on heavy rain for the PCT and SI was validated using ground-based rainfall observations for the South Korea from 1 July - 30 August, 2016. The validation presented PCT and SI methods showed slightly improved results for rainfall > 5 mm h^-1 compared to the current ASMR-2 level 2 data. The best bias and root mean square error (RMSE) for the PCT method at AMSR-2 36.5 GHz were 2.09 mm h^-1 and 7.29 mm h^-1, respectively, while the current official AMSR-2 rainfall rates show a larger bias and RMSE (4.80 mm h^-1 and 9.35 mm h^-1, respectively). This study provides a scatteringbased over-land rainfall retrieval algorithm for South Korea affected by stationary front rain and typhoons with the advantages of the previous PCT and SI methods to be applied to a variety of spaceborne passive microwave radiometers.     

The investigation of microwave precipitation measurement at 37GHz

In this paper we use a 10-layer radiation transfer model to systematically investigate the relation between brightness temperature and the rainfall rates at 37 GHz, including various viewing of microwave (MW) remote sens-ing and different surface condition, with main focus on the influence of the structure of ice-phase layer. The results show that the quantitative rainfall measurement can not be reliably obtained over the land from spaceborne radiometer at this wavelength and the structures of ice layer are very important in determining the “observed” bright-ness temperature for the spaceborne MW remote sensing.     

Evaluation of the Community Microwave Emission Model Coupled with the Community Land Model over East Asia

The Community Microwave Emission Model (CMEM) developed by the European Centre for Me-dium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) can provide a link between surface states and satellite observations and simulate the passive microwave brightness temperature of the surface at low frequencies (from 1 GHz to 20 GHz).This study evaluated the performance of the CMEM cou-pled with the Community Land Model (CLM) (CMEM-CLM) using C-band (6.9 GHz) microwave brightness temperatures from the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer on Earth Observing System (AMSR-E) over East Asia.Preliminary results support the argument that the simulated brightness temperatures of CMEM-CLM from July 2005 to June 2010 are comparable to AMSR-E observational data.CMEM-CLM performed better for vertical polarization,for which the root mean square error was approximately 15 K,compared to over 30 K for horizontal polarization.An evaluation performed over seven sub-regions in China indicated that CMEM-CLM was able to capture the temporal evolution of C-band brightness temperatures well,and the best correlation with AMSR-E appeared over western Northwest China (over 0.9 for vertical polarization).However,larger biases were found over southern North China and the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.     

Detection and Correction of AMSR-E Radio-Frequency Interference

Radio-frequency interference (RFI) affects greatly the quality of the data and retrieval products from space-borne microwave radiometry. Analysis of the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer on the Earth Observing System (AMSR-E) Aqua satellite observations reveals very strong and widespread RFI contam- inations on the C- and X-band data. Fortunately, the strong and moderate RFI signals can be easily identified using an index on observed brightness temperature spectrum. It is the weak RFI that is diffi- cult to be separated from the nature surface emission. In this study, a new algorithm is proposed for RFI detection and correction. The simulated brightness temperature is used as a background signal (B) and a departure of the observation from the background (O-B) is utilized for detection of RFI. It is found that the O-B departure can result from either a natural event (e.g., precipitation or flooding) or an RFI signal. A separation between the nature event and RFI is further realized based on the scattering index (SI). A positive SI index and low brightness temperatures at high frequencies indicate precipitation. In the RFI correction, a relationship between AMSR-E measurements at 10.65 GHz and those at 18.7 or 6.925 GHz is first developed using the AMSR-E training data sets under RFI-free conditions. Contamination of AMSR-E measurements at 10.65 GHz is then predicted from the RFI-free measurements at 18.7 or 6.925 GHz using this relationship. It is shown that AMSR-E measurements with the RFI-correction algorithm have better agreement with simulations in a variety of surface conditions.     

Study on Microwave Remote Sensing of Atmosphere, Cloud and Rain

In this paper, recent research of microwave remote sensing of atmosphere, cloud and rain in China is presented. It includes the following aspects:(1) Progress in the development of multifrequency radiometer and its characteristics and parameters;(2) Application of microwave remote sensing in prediction of atmospheric boundary layer. The atmospheric temperature profiles are derived with 5 mm (54.5 GHz) radiometer angle-scanning observations. Due to the fact that microwave radiometer could monitor the atmospheric temperature profile continuously and make the initialization of numerical model any time, it is helpful for improving the accuracy in prediction of the evolution of atmospheric boundary layer;(3) Theory and application of microwave radiometers in monitoring atmospheric temperature, humidity and water content in cloud. The field experiment of International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) at Shionomisaki and Amami Oshima of Japan for studies of cloud and weather has been described;(4) Satellite remote sensing of atmosphere and cloud. The TIROS-N TOVS satellite data are used to obtain at-mospheric temperature profile. The results are compared with those of radiosonde, with rms deviation smaller than that of the current operational TOVS processing;(5) Microwave remote sensing and communication. The atmospheric attenuations are derived with microwave remote sensing methods such as solar radiation method etc., in order to obtain the local value instantaneously. The characteristics of Beijing’s rainfall have been analysed and the probability of microwave attenuation of rain is predicted;(6) For improvement of the accuracy of rainfall measurement, a radiometer-radar system (λ= 3.2 cm) has been developed. The variation of rainfull distribution and area-rainfall may be obtained by its measurements, which may be helpful for hydrological prediction.The prospect of microwave remote sensing in meteorology is also discussed.