Title :
Precipitation imager instrument concepts for future LEO meteorological missions
Author :
Kangas, Ville ; Lin, Chung-Chi ; Betto, Maurizio
Author_Institution :
Eur. Space Agency, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Abstract :
The EUMETSAT Polar System (EPS) is Europe´s first polar orbiting operational meteorological satellite system consisting of Metop satellites. This joint EUMETSAT - European Space Agency (ESA) programme is the European contribution to the Initial Joint Polar-Orbiting Operational Satellite System (IJPS). ESA, together with EUMETSAT, has started Phase 0 studies of the future continuation of the EPS system in 2008. These studies were finished during autumn 2009 and Phase A studies will start in 2010. Several instruments and instrument concepts are currently under study as a possible instrument complement to the future EPS system.
Keywords :
atmospheric precipitation; meteorological instruments; radiometry; AD 2008; AD 2009; AD 2010; EPS system; EUMETSAT Polar System; Initial Joint Polar-Orbiting Operational Satellite System; LEO meteorological missions; Metop satellites; joint EUMETSAT-European Space Agency programme; microwave radiometers; polar orbiting operational meteorological satellite system; precipitation imager instrument; Accuracy; Calibration; Instruments; Microwave imaging; Microwave radiometry; Satellite broadcasting; Satellites; future missions; microwave radiometers;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Radiometry and Remote Sensing of the Environment (MicroRad), 2010 11th Specialist Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8120-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8121-7
DOI :
10.1109/MICRORAD.2010.5559563
