Vertical resolution of upward-looking atmospheric remote sensors—I. Performance of hypothetical instruments with well-behaved input kernels

Roscoe, Howard K.; Barber, D.R.; Oldham, D.J.; Squires, J.A.C.. 1992 Vertical resolution of upward-looking atmospheric remote sensors—I. Performance of hypothetical instruments with well-behaved input kernels. Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, 48 (4). 363-375. https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-4073(92)90056-A

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Abstract/Summary

In a new program which performs a Backus-Gilbert analysis of the output kernels from the input kernels of any hypothetical remote sensor, Conrath's method for calculating trade-off curves has been shortened and the problem of normalization of truncated input kernels has been addressed. When evaluating the performance of remote sensors at the design stage, it is useful to transform the units of the input kernels into those of the output, and a method for treating this transformation has been formalized. We also show that when output kernels are selected for maximum signal-to-noise ratio and the input kernels have a limited vertical range, the output kernels move towards the centre of the input range. This conclusion is not a property of the sensor being analysed.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-4073(92)90056-A
ISSN:	00224073
NORA Subject Terms:	Atmospheric Sciences
Date made live:	18 Jan 2018 14:06 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/519011

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-4073(92)90056-A

ISSN:

00224073

NORA Subject Terms:

Atmospheric Sciences

Date made live:

18 Jan 2018 14:06 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/519011