• DocumentCode
    1785083
  • Title

    Ice cloud imager instrument for MetOp Second Generation

  • Author

    Kangas, V. ; D´Addio, Salvatore ; Klein, U. ; Loiselet, Marc ; Mason, Graeme ; Orlhac, Jean-Claude ; Gonzalez, R. ; Bergada, M. ; Brandt, M. ; Thomas, B.

  • Author_Institution
    Eur. Space Agency, Noordwijk, Netherlands
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    24-27 March 2014
  • Firstpage
    228
  • Lastpage
    231
  • Abstract
    Ice Cloud Imager (ICI) is a microwave/ sub-millimetre wave radiometer that is being developed for MetOp Second Generation Programme. ICI will provide unique frequency range that has never been measured from space using nadir looking instrument.
  • Keywords
    atmospheric measuring apparatus; atmospheric techniques; radiometers; remote sensing; Ice Cloud Imager Instrument; MetOp Second Generation Programme; microwave radiometer; nadir looking instrument; sub-millimetre wave radiometer; Clouds; Ice; Instruments; Microwave radiometry; Receivers; Satellite broadcasting; Satellites; Microwave Imaging; Microwave Radiometer; Weather Satellites;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MicroRad.2014.6878946
  • Filename
    6878946