Title :
Advanced Microwave Interferometer from Geo Orbit - background and perspectives for NWC applications
Author :
Goutoule, Jean-Marc ; Bredin, Carine
Author_Institution :
Earth Obs. Navigation & Sci., EADS ASTRIUM, Toulouse
Abstract :
This paper investigates the feasibility and the performances of an Advanced Microwave Interferometer from Geo Orbit (AMIGO) for semi global or regional Now Casting. It could address some meteorological and climate products at frequencies ranging from 10 to 60 GHz
Keywords :
atmospheric measuring apparatus; climatology; meteorology; radiometry; radiowave interferometers; 10 to 60 GHz; AMIGO; Advanced Microwave Interferometer from Geo Orbit; NWC applications; climate product; meteorological product; regional Now Casting; semiglobal Now Casting; Antenna arrays; Apertures; Bandwidth; Casting; Earth; Frequency; Instruments; Microwave antenna arrays; Microwave radiometry; Shape;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2004. IGARSS '04. Proceedings. 2004 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Anchorage, AK
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8742-2
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2004.1370802
