• DocumentCode
    1022718
  • Title

    Passive microwave techniques for geophysical sensing of the Earth from satellites

  • Author

    Staelin, David H.

  • Author_Institution
    MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
  • Volume
    29
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1981
  • fDate
    7/1/1981 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    683
  • Lastpage
    687
  • Abstract
    Passive microwave techniques for geophysical probing from aircraft and space have employed frequencies \\sim 1-300 GHz and have yielded information about atmospheric temperature and composition profiles and about surface parameters such as sea state, ice and snow type and extent, soil moisture, etc. The initially scientific program is now evolving into various operational spacecraft observatory systems; this mini-review summarizes recent accomplishments and future opportunities.
  • Keywords
    Bibliographies; Geophysical measurements; Microwave spectroscopy; Aircraft; Earth; Frequency; Ice surface; Microwave theory and techniques; Ocean temperature; Satellites; Sea surface; Snow; Temperature sensors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-926X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TAP.1981.1142630
  • Filename
    1142630
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1022718