DocumentCode
2122129
Title
Spaceborne l-band radiometers: push-broom or synthetic aperture?
Author
Skou, Niels
Author_Institution
Tech. Univ. Denmark, Lyngby
Volume
2
fYear
2004
fDate
20-24 Sept. 2004
Firstpage
1264
Lastpage
1267
Abstract
L-band radiometers can measure ocean salinity and soil moisture from space. A synthetic aperture radiometer system, SMOS, is under development by ESA for launch in 2007. A real aperture push-broom system, Aquarius, has been approved by NASA for launch in 2008. Pros et cons of the two fundamentally different imaging concepts behind the two missions are discussed
Keywords
geophysical techniques; moisture; oceanography; radiometry; soil; AD 2007; AD 2008; Aquarius; ESA; European Space Agency; NASA; National Aeronautics and Space Administration; SMOS; aperture push-broom system; soil moisture and ocean salinity; spaceborne L-band radiometer; synthetic aperture radiometer; Apertures; Extraterrestrial measurements; L-band; Moisture measurement; NASA; Ocean salinity; Radiometers; Sea measurements; Soil measurements; Soil moisture;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2004. IGARSS '04. Proceedings. 2004 IEEE International
Conference_Location
Anchorage, AK
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8742-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IGARSS.2004.1368646
Filename
1368646
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