Use of TIR from Space in Operational Systems

摘要

Data from the thermal-infrared (TIR) channels of scanners flown on polar-orbiting and geostationary meteorological satellites are routinely used for the determination of Sea Surface Temperature (SST) at depths less than 0.1 mm (Robinson, 1985). There are many operational meteorological, oceanographic and ecosystem manage-ment systems that use SST data from these TIR satellite sensors. The aim of this chapter will be to review how satellite infrared SST (IR SST) observations are cur-rently used in these operational systems, their particular requirements for SST and recommendations for future developments.