The microwave imagers SSM / I and SSMIS on these DMSP satellites have provided the research community with extremely important CDRs, including sea ice coverage, water vapor, wind speed, rainfall, and cloud water.
In January a team led by David Smith of Duke University demonstrated a metamaterial - based microwave camera that requires minimal data storage and sensors, which could replace bulkier, costlier
microwave imagers now used in some airport security booths.
A new empirical model relating brightness temperatures (Tb) from special sensor
microwave imager (SSM / I) and Qa10 is developed.