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Calculate Land Surface Temperature Ts

The document provides a numerical example for estimating land surface temperature (Ts) using two different equations. The first method, without atmospheric correction, yields Ts ≈ 304.8 K, while the second method, incorporating atmospheric correction, results in Ts = 306.74 K. It includes detailed calculations and substitutions of given parameters to arrive at the final temperatures.

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Calculate Land Surface Temperature Ts

The document provides a numerical example for estimating land surface temperature (Ts) using two different equations. The first method, without atmospheric correction, yields Ts ≈ 304.8 K, while the second method, incorporating atmospheric correction, results in Ts = 306.74 K. It includes detailed calculations and substitutions of given parameters to arrive at the final temperatures.

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Numerical example

Question to practice: Do it yourself.

Using the radiative transfer-based thermal infrared equation given


below, estimate the land surface temperature Ts in Kelvin.
c2
Ts =  λ 
 c1 
ln   + 1
Lsens− Luatm 1 − ϵλ
    
λ5 λ
− Ldatm
ϵλ τλ ϵλ

Estimate the Ts using equation:

Tb
Ts =   (67)
λ Tb
1+ ρ ln ε λ

and compare the results.


Given:

Tb = 302.7K
hc
ρ= = 1.438 × 10−2 mK
σ
λ = 10.895 µm
ϵλ = 0.97
τλ = 0.85
sens
Lλ = 10.0 W/m2 /µm/sr
Luatm = 1.2 W/m2 /µm/sr
Ldatm = 1.8 W/m2 /µm/sr
c2 = 14387.7 µm · K
c1 = 1.19104 × 108 W · µm4 · m−2 · sr −1

You may interchange C1 and C2 in the lecture note and presentation


slide
Calculate the land surface temperature Ts in Kelvin.
142 environmental remote sensing and gis

Surface temperature without atmospheric correction


Substituting values using equation:

Tb
Ts =   (68)
λ Tb
1+ ρ ln ε λ

λ Tb (10.895 × 10−6 ) × 302.7


= ≈ 0.2293
ρ 1.438 × 10−2
ln(ε λ ) = ln(0.97) ≈ −0.03046
 
λ Tb
ln(ε λ ) = 0.2293 × (−0.03046) ≈ −0.00699
ρ
 
λ Tb
1+ ln(ε λ ) = 0.99301
ρ
302.7
Ts = ≈ 304.8 K
0.99301
Final Answer:
Ts ≈ 304.8 K
Surface temperature with atmospheric correction
c2
Ts =  λ 
 c1 
ln   + 1
Lsens − Luatm 1 − ϵλ
    
λ5 λ
− Ldatm
ϵλ τλ ϵλ
Rewriting the equation:

C2
Ts =  
C1 τλ ϵλ
λ ln +1
λ5 [( Lsens
λ − L u )− τ (1− ϵ ) Ld
atm λ λ atm ]

14387.7
Ts =  
1.1904×108 ×0.85×0.97
10.895 ln 10.8955 [(10.0−1.2)−0.85(1−0.97)1.8]
+1
14387.7
Ts =  
98201248
10.895 × ln 153509.8237×8.7541 +1
14387.7
Ts =
10.895 × ln (74.07508528)

14387.7
Ts = = 306.74 K
46.90383837
Answer Key: Ts using Radiative transfer equation = 306.74 K
Ts using equation without atmospheric corrections =304.8 K

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