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http://dx.doi.org/10.7780/kjrs.2016.32.6.15

Validation of GCOM-W1/AMSR2 Sea Surface Temperature and Error Characteristics in the Northwest Pacific  

Kim, Hee-Young (Department of Science Education, Seoul National University)
Park, Kyung-Ae (Department of Earth Science Education / Research Institute of Oceanography / Center for Educational Research, Seoul National University)
Woo, Hye-Jin (Department of Science Education, Seoul National University)
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Korean Journal of Remote Sensing / v.32, no.6, 2016 , pp. 721-732 More about this Journal
Abstract
The accuracy and error characteristics of microwave Sea Surface Temperature (SST) measurements in the Northwest Pacific were analyzed by utilizing 162,264 collocated matchup data between GCOM-W1/AMSR2 data and oceanic in-situ temperature measurements from July 2012 to August 2016. The AMSR2 SST measurements had a Root-Mean-Square (RMS) error of about $0.63^{\circ}C$ and a bias error of about $0.05^{\circ}C$. The SST differences between AMSR2 and in-situ measurements were caused by various factors, such as wind speed, SST, distance from the coast, and the thermal front. The AMSR2 SST data showed an error due to the diurnal effect, which was much higher than the in-situ temperature measurements at low wind speed (<6 m/s) during the daytime. In addition, the RMS error tended to be large in the winter because the emissivity of the sea surface was increased by high wind speeds and it could induce positive deviation in the SST retrieval. Low sensitivity at colder temperature and land contamination also affected an increase in the error of AMSR2 SST. An analysis of the effect of the thermal front on satellite SST error indicated that SST error increased as the magnitude of the spatial gradient of the SST increased and the distance from the front decreased. The purpose of this study was to provide a basis for further research applying microwave SST in the Northwest Pacific. In addition, the results suggested that analyzing the errors related to the environmental factors in the study area must precede any further analysis in order to obtain more accurate satellite SST measurements.
Keywords
sea surface temperature; GCOM-W1/AMSR2; accuracy; error characteristics; microwave;
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