Title :
The radar altimeter and scatterometer of China´s HY-2 satellite
Author :
Dong, Xiaolong ; Xu, Ke ; Liu, Heguang ; Jiang, Jingshan
Author_Institution :
Center for Space Sci. & Appl. Res., Chinese Acad. of Sci., Beijing, China
Abstract :
This presentation describes the specifications and parameters of the radar altimeter and scatterometer for China\´s Oceanic Dynamic Environment Mission (ODEM) (HY-2, Haiyang-2. "Haiyang" means ocean in Chinese). Some details about the design of these two instruments are also presented. The instrument on-board HY-2 includes a microwave imager (MWI), a dual-band radar altimeter (RA) and Ku-band radar scatterometer (SCAT).
Keywords :
artificial satellites; microwave imaging; oceanographic equipment; radar altimetry; remote sensing by radar; China HY-2 satellite; Haiyang-2; Ku-band radar scatterometer; MWI; ODEM; Oceanic Dynamic Environment Mission; RA; SCAT; dual-band radar altimeter; microwave imager; Bandwidth; Frequency synthesizers; Radar measurements; Radar remote sensing; Radar scattering; Reflector antennas; Remote sensing; Satellite broadcasting; Signal generators; Spaceborne radar;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2004. IGARSS '04. Proceedings. 2004 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8742-2
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2004.1370659
