Title :
Pre-launch calibration of space instrumentation from 100 GHz to 1 THz
Author :
Miall, J. ; Dudley, R.A. ; Protheroe, S.J.
Author_Institution :
Div. of Time, Quantum & Electromagn. Metrol., Nat. Phys. Lab., Teddington, UK
Abstract :
We present a summary of the most critical pre-launch calibration requirements for radiometers operated as climate change monitoring platforms with initial work on the creation of a traceable blackbody source for emissivity and power validation.
Keywords :
calibration; climate mitigation; radiometers; climate change monitoring platforms; prelaunch calibration requirements; radiometers; space instrumentation; traceable blackbody source; Antenna measurements; Calibration; Meteorology; Radiometers; Satellite broadcasting; Satellites; Temperature measurement; THz; earth observation; mm-wave; radiometer; satellite; traceability;
Conference_Titel :
Millimeter Waves and THz Technology Workshop (UCMMT), 2013 6th UK, Europe, China
Conference_Location :
Rome, Italy
DOI :
10.1109/UCMMT.2013.6641552
