Conference paper
Aspects of the SMOS Pre-launch Calibration
A synthetic aperture radiometer system, SMOS, is under development for launch in 2007. The synthetic aperture concept requires calibration activities of novel nature in addition to traditional radiometer calibration exercises. Especially very accurate antenna pattern measurements are an issue.
Language: | English |
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Publisher: | IEEE |
Year: | 2003 |
Pages: | 1222-1225 |
Proceedings: | 2003 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium |
ISBN: | 0780379292 and 9780780379299 |
Types: | Conference paper |
DOI: | 10.1109/IGARSS.2003.1294064 |
ORCIDs: | Skou, Niels |
AD 2007 Antenna measurements Brightness temperature Calibration Correlators Geophysical measurements Radiometry Receiving antennas SMOS Sea measurements Soil measurements Switches antenna pattern measurements calibration data acquisition hydrological equipment hydrology moisture oceanographic equipment oceanography pre-launch calibration radiometer calibration radiometry soil soil moisture and ocean salinity synthetic aperture radar synthetic aperture radiometer system