Title :
First results on MIRAS calibration and overall SMOS performance
Author :
Corbella, Ignasi ; Torres, Francesc ; Duffo, Nuria ; González-Gambau, Verónica ; Pablos, Miriam ; Duran, Israel ; Martín-Neira, Manuel
Author_Institution :
Remote Sensing Lab., Univ. Politec. de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, Spain
Abstract :
After the successful launching of the SMOS satellite, the first continuous streams of data are being processed and carefully analyzed in the frame of the SMOS In-Orbit Commissioning phase. Results regarding instrument calibration parameters retrieval, both internal and external, and brightness temperature imaging are presented. Images of ocean, ice and land are given as examples.
Keywords :
calibration; geophysical image processing; radiometry; MIRAS calibration; SMOS In-Orbit Commissioning phase; SMOS satellite; brightness temperature imaging; instrument calibration parameters retrieval; interferometric synthetic aperture radiometry; Brightness temperature; Calibration; Gain; Microwave radiometry; Sea measurements; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors; SMOS; interferometric synthetic aperture radiometry;
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.2010.5559600
