Title :
Development of the synthetic aperture microwave radiometer, ESTAR
Author :
Le Vine, D.M. ; Swift, C.T. ; Haken, M.
Author_Institution :
Microwave Sensors Branch, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
fDate :
1/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Ten years ago, the synthetic aperture radiometer (ESTAR) published its first image. Since then, ESTAR has successfully demonstrated the potential of aperture synthesis for microwave remote sensing. This paper summarizes the status of the instrument and presents a modern image for comparison with the “initial results” published ten years ago
Keywords :
geophysical equipment; geophysical techniques; oceanographic equipment; oceanographic techniques; radiometers; radiometry; remote sensing; terrain mapping; ESTAR; aperture synthesis; equipment; geophysical measurement technique; instrument; land surface; microwave radiometry; microwave remote sensing; ocean; remote sensing; sea surface; synthetic aperture radiometer; synthetic aperture radiometry; terrain mapping; Antenna measurements; Aperture antennas; Dipole antennas; Extraterrestrial measurements; Linear antenna arrays; Microwave antennas; Microwave radiometry; Remote sensing; Signal synthesis; Space technology;
Journal_Title :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on
