A Scanning Microwave Radar and Radiometer

Author

Skou, Niels

Author_Institution

Electromagn. Inst., Tech. Univ. Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark

fYear

1995

fDate

3-6 Apr 1995

Firstpage

215

Lastpage

216

Abstract

The Scanning Microwave Radar and Radiometer (SMRR) is a line scanner featuring a combined radar and radiometer system operating around 35 and 94 GHz. The layout of the SMRR is shown. The 2 offset antenna parabolas scan in synchronism, the receiver antenna has the highest gain in order to ensure that footprints are identical for the radar and the radiometer. The instrument will be flown in a pod under a Gulfstream G3 normally cruising with 240 m/sec at 12500 m, and will thus be able to sense clouds and precipitation from above

Keywords

airborne radar; atmospheric measuring apparatus; clouds; meteorological instruments; meteorological radar; millimetre wave antennas; millimetre wave devices; millimetre wave measurement; radar antennas; radar applications; radiometers; radiometry; rain; reflector antennas; remote sensing; remote sensing by radar; scanning antennas; 35 GHz; 94 GHz; EHF; SMRR; Scanning Microwave Radar and Radiometer; airborne method; apparatus instrument; atmosphere; cloud rain; line scanner; measurement technique; meteorological radar; meteorology; millimetric radar; mm wave; offset antenna parabola; precipitation; radiometer; radiometry; remote sensing; scanning antenna; Bandwidth; Clouds; Image sampling; Instruments; Microwave radiometry; Radar antennas; Radar remote sensing; Radio transmitters; Receiving antennas; Signal to noise ratio;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Combined Optical-Microwave Earth and Atmosphere Sensing, 1995. Conference Proceedings., Second Topical Symposium on

Conference_Location

Atlanta, GA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2402-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/COMEAS.1995.472318

Filename

472318