Apparatus and methods for remote measurement of sea surface temperature
US11441951B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 21, 2019 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 26, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01J2005/0077
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for highly accurate remote measurement of sea surface skin temperature. Thermal band 8 to 14 micron images of the surface of the ocean taken by a downward looking infrared camera are processed to determine the optimum segments of the image to utilize. The influence of contaminating reflection of the downwelling flux from the sky and other error sources are removed and from the data and/or otherwise corrected for making sea surface temperature accuracy within several tenths of a degree possible.
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