Title :
The need for and development of MM-wave radiometer calibration targets with very low coherent backscatter
Author :
Wylde, Richard ; Bell, Graham ; McNamara, Andrew ; Murk, Axel
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys. & Astron., St. Andrews Univ., St. Andrews, UK
Abstract :
The need for radiometer calibration targets with very low coherent backscatter (S11) is not fully appreciated in the community which designs and uses mm-wave radiometers. We discuss why very low S11 is required and our attempts to design make and test calibration target with such desired low backscatter for calibrating both ground and space-based radiometers.
Keywords :
calibration; millimetre wave measurement; radiometers; MM-wave radiometer calibration targets; calibration target design; calibration target testing; space-based radiometers; very low coherent backscatter; Atmospheric measurements; Backscatter; Calibration; Microwave radiometry; Receivers; Reflectivity; Temperature measurement; Calibration; measurement uncertainty; millimeter wave measurements; radiometers; reflectivity;
Conference_Titel :
Precision Electromagnetic Measurements (CPEM), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0439-9
DOI :
10.1109/CPEM.2012.6250901
