Title :
Imaging performance analysis for the Geostationary Interferometric Microwave Sounder (GIMS) demonstrator
Author :
Zhang, Cheng ; Liu, Hao ; Wu, Ji ; Zhang, Shengwei ; Yan, Jingye ; Sun, Weiying ; Li, Huiling
Author_Institution :
Key Lab. of Microwave Remote Sensing, Beijing, China
Abstract :
The Geostationary Interferometric Microwave Sounder (GIMS) is a new concept of atmosphere microwave sounder for China future geostationary earth orbit (GEO) meteorological satellite (FY-4). A GIMS proof-of-concept demonstrator operating at the temperature sounding bands of 50~56GHz is successfully developed. Some theoretical analysis and experimental results about the GIMS demonstrator imaging performance are briefly discussed. Some early test results are also present.
Keywords :
artificial satellites; atmospheric measuring apparatus; interferometry; radiometers; remote sensing; China; GEO meteorological satellite; GIMS; atmosphere microwave sounder; geostationary earth orbit; geostationary interferometric microwave sounder demonstrator; imaging performance analysis; temperature sounding band; Arrays; Microwave imaging; Geostationary orbit GEO; atmospheric sounder; demonstrator; interfermetric radiometer;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Radiometry and Remote Sensing of the Environment (MicroRad), 2012 12th Specialist Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1468-8
DOI :
10.1109/MicroRad.2012.6185265
