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Debye Dielectric Model Function for Seawater Based on Expanded L-Band Measurement Data Set

Yiwen Zhou·Roger Lang·Young Soung Park·Emmanuel Dinnat·David Le Vine
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New seawater dielectric measurements have recently been made over a broad range of salinities and temperatures at the George Washington University (GW). These measurements have been used to refine the existing dielectric model function of seawater for salinity retrieval. The mathematical structure of the new model function has been investigated to: (a) look for a physical basis for the mathematical form; and (b) to optimize the accuracy of data fitting. The Debye model has been chosen to represent the dielectric constant of seawater as a function of salinity (S), temperature (T) and frequency (f). The retrieved salinity using the Debye model has good agreement with the in-situ data collected by Argo floats. The global differences in retrieved salinity and in-situ data will be presented at the meeting.

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Yiwen Zhou, Roger Lang, Young Soung Park, Emmanuel Dinnat, David Le Vine. 2021-02-17. Debye Dielectric Model Function for Seawater Based on Expanded L-Band Measurement Data Set. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20210016627

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