DocumentCode
2401742
Title
The Iowa State University Direct Sampling L-Band Digital Radiometer
Author
De Roo, Roger D. ; Erbas, Cihan ; Hornbuckle, Brian K.
Author_Institution
Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI
fYear
2006
fDate
2006
Firstpage
70
Lastpage
76
Abstract
This paper describes a polarimetric-capable L-band radiometer that has been built for Iowa State University (ISU) by The University of Michigan. It is a ´direct sampling digital radiometer´ (DSDR), in which most of the operations are performed digitally and mixer stages are eliminated. The system is to be used for soil moisture retrieval studies. It could provide supportive data for future L-band missions and is reconfigurable for radio frequency interference (RFI) mitigation purposes
Keywords
geophysical equipment; moisture measurement; radiofrequency interference; radiometers; remote sensing; Iowa State University; direct sampling L-band digital radiometer; polarimetric-capable L-band radiometer; radiofrequency interference mitigation; remote sensing; soil moisture retrieval studies; Bandwidth; Field programmable gate arrays; L-band; Microwave radiometry; Moisture measurement; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency interference; Sampling methods; Soil measurements; Soil moisture;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
IEEE MicroRad, 2006
Conference_Location
SanJuan
Print_ISBN
0-7803-9417-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MICRAD.2006.1677065
Filename
1677065
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