Title :
Spacecraft "Meteor-3M" microwave imager/sounder MTVZA: first results
Author :
Cherny, I.V. ; Chernyavsky, G.M. ; Nakonechny, V.P. ; Pantsov, S.Yu.
Author_Institution :
Space Observations Center, Russian Aviation & Space Agency, Moscow, Russia
Abstract :
The following paper describes the first microwave imager/sounder MTVZA, which is a conical scanning instrument with a common field of view for imaging and sounding channels.
Keywords :
atmospheric measuring apparatus; geophysical equipment; meteorological instruments; oceanographic equipment; radiometers; remote sensing; terrain mapping; EHF; MTVZA; Meteor-3M; SHF; atmosphere; conical scanning; geophysical measurement technique; hydrology; land surface; meteorology; microwave imager sounder; microwave radiometer; microwave radiometry; ocean; satellite instrument; sea surface; terrain mapping; Antenna feeds; Atmospheric measurements; Frequency; Instruments; Microwave radiometry; Mirrors; Polarization; Reflector antennas; Sea measurements; Space vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2002. IGARSS '02. 2002 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7536-X
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2002.1026733
