Field-of-view calibration of the Microwave Limb Sounder on the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite

Author

Cofield, Richard E.

Author_Institution

Jet Propulsion Lab., Pasadena, CA., USA

Volume

4

fYear

1994

fDate

8-12 Aug 1994

Firstpage

2224

Abstract

Describes the field-of-view (FOV) calibration of the Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) on board NASA´s Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS). Calibration data are derived from measurements and analytical models, combined with in flight data. Particular emphasis is given to pointing calibration and estimation of far sidelobe levels and radiance offsets, using both the Moon and the residual signals when the FOV is pointed high above Earth´s atmosphere

Keywords

atmospheric techniques; calibration; meteorology; millimetre wave measurement; radiometry; remote sensing; stratosphere; troposphere; FOV; MLS; Microwave Limb Sounder; UARS; Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite; analytical model; atmosphere meteorology; field-of-view calibration; measurement technique; microwave radiometry; millimetric EHF; mm wave; pointing calibration; radiance offset; radiometry; remote sensing; sidelobe levels; stratosphere; troposphere; Antenna feeds; Aperture antennas; Atmosphere; Calibration; Multilevel systems; Radiometers; Reflector antennas; Satellite broadcasting; Solids; Transmitting antennas;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1994. IGARSS '94. Surface and Atmospheric Remote Sensing: Technologies, Data Analysis and Interpretation., International

Conference_Location

Pasadena, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1497-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1994.399699

Filename

399699