Advances in Earth Science ›› 2010, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (8): 827-835. doi: 10.11867/j.issn.1001-8166.2010.08.0827

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Progress in Land Surface Temperature Retrieval from Passive Microwave Remote Sensing Data

Chen Xiuzhi 1,2,3, Chen Shuisen 1,2, Li Dan 1,2,3, Su Yongxian 1,2,3, Zhong Ruofei 4   

  1. 1.Guangzhou Institute of Geography, Guangzhou 510070, China;
    2. Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, CAS, Guangzhou 510640, China;
    3. Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;
    4. Capital Normal University, Beijing 100038, China
  • Received:2010-04-06 Revised:2010-05-26 Online:2010-08-10 Published:2010-08-10

Chen Xiuzhi Chen Shuisen, Li Dan, Su Yongxian, Zhong Ruofei. Progress in Land Surface Temperature Retrieval from Passive Microwave Remote Sensing Data[J]. Advances in Earth Science, 2010, 25(8): 827-835.

Much achievements have been presented for retrieving land surface temperature (LST) from thermal infrared satellite sensor data. The accuracy of retrieval results can reach 1K. But the thermal infrared remote sensing is greatly influenced much by cloud, atmospheric water content and rainfall, which may cause many difficulties in LST retrieval studies. However, the passive microwave remote sensing can just overcome these disadvantages. Passive microwave emission can penetrate non-precipitating clouds, thereby providing a better representation of LST under nearly all sky conditions. Passive microwave remote sensing holds a unique advantage in retrieving LST. But passive microwave emission can also be influenced by certain surface factors. So more efforts are needed for the algorithms improvement of LST retrieval from passive microwave remote sensing data at  present. This paper systematically reviews the empirical LST retrieval models, physical LST retrieval models and semi-empirical LST retrieval models from passive microwave data based on different passive microwave radiometers. The weakness and difficulties for LST inversion at the present study stage are analyzed, which may be very helpful to the future researches related to the kind of microware sensors.

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