Title :
Practical issues on SMOS single antenna patterns
Author :
Lin Wu ; Duran, Israel ; Torres, F. ; Corbella, I. ; Duffo, N. ; Closa, Josep ; Manrique, R. ; Garcia, Quiterio ; Oliva, R. ; Martin-Neira, Manuel
Author_Institution :
Remote Sensing Lab., Univ. Politec. de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Abstract :
This paper provides a wrap-up of some of the activities undertaken by SMOS L1 team to fine tune the instrument calibration and modeling that eventually has resulted into a SMOS full-polarimetric measurement and image reconstruction enhanced performance.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; calibration; geophysical equipment; geophysical techniques; remote sensing; SMOS L1 team; SMOS full-polarimetric measurement; SMOS single antenna patterns; image reconstruction enhanced performance; instrument calibration; instrument modeling; Antenna measurements; Antennas; Brightness temperature; Calibration; Image reconstruction; Oceans; Sea measurements; SMOS; calibration; interferometry; polarimetry; radiometry;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Radiometry and Remote Sensing of the Environment (MicroRad), 2014 13th Specialist Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Pasadena, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-4645-7
DOI :
10.1109/MicroRad.2014.6878938
