Title :
Critical design issues for space borne polarimetric radiometry
Author :
Giaiser, P. ; Poe, Gene ; Germain, K.S.
Author_Institution :
Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
Polarimetric microwave radiometry has received much attention in recent years as a potential tool for measuring the ocean surface wind vector. Several airborne sensors have been built and collected valuable data. This paper describes some of the important design issues that must be addressed to deploy successfully a satellite-based polarimetric microwave radiometer
Keywords :
atmospheric measuring apparatus; atmospheric techniques; polarimetry; radiometers; radiometry; remote sensing; wind; atmosphere; critical design; equipment; instrument; marine boundary layer; measurement technique; meteorology; microwave radiometer; microwave radiometry; satellite remote sensing; spaceborne polarimetric radiometry; wind; wind direction; Brightness temperature; Calibration; Diodes; Laboratories; Linearity; Microwave measurements; Microwave radiometry; Polarization; Sea measurements; Stokes parameters;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings, 1998. IGARSS '98. 1998 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4403-0
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1998.692435
