Title :
The national polar-orbiting operational environmental satellite system (NPOESS) conical scanning microwave imager and sounder (CMIS)
Author :
Walker, Dan ; Savage, Richard
Author_Institution :
Ball Aerosp. & Technol. Corp., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
The NPOESS CMIS instrument is a conical scan, passive microwave imager and sounder operating in the 6 to 250 GHz region. The mission of CMIS is to provide an operational capability for global, all-weather measurements of various atmospheric, land, and sea parameters. These environmental data products will be disseminated to military, civil, and international users of the data throughout the world
Keywords :
microwave imaging; millimetre wave imaging; radiometry; remote sensing; 6 to 250 GHz; CMIS instrument; NPOESS; atmospheric parameters; conical scanning microwave imager; environmental data products; environmental remote sensing; land parameters; microwave radiometers; national polar-orbiting operational environmental satellite system; sea parameters; Brightness; Electromagnetic heating; Frequency; Image sensors; Microwave integrated circuits; Ocean temperature; Radiometers; Satellite broadcasting; Sea surface; Temperature sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace Conference, 1998 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Snowmass at Aspen, CO
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4311-5
DOI :
10.1109/AERO.1998.685822
