Articles | Volume 12, issue 12
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-6341-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-6341-2019
Research article
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03 Dec 2019
Research article |  | 03 Dec 2019

An experimental 2D-Var retrieval using AMSR2

David Ian Duncan, Patrick Eriksson, and Simon Pfreundschuh

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The overlapping beams of some satellite observations contain spatial information that is discarded by most data processing techniques. This study applies an established technique in a new way to improve the spatial resolution of retrieval targets, effectively using the overlapping information to achieve a higher ultimate resolution. It is argued that this is a more optimal use of the total information available from current microwave sensors, using AMSR2 as an example.