Title :
Microwave sensors
Author_Institution :
GEC-Marconi Res. Centre., Chelmsford, UK
Abstract :
Spaceborne active microwave sensors are briefly reviewed with reference to the 1978 Seasat satellite (for monitoring the oceans), and the European Remote Sensing Satellite, ERS-1, to be launched in 1990. The synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and wind scatterometer instruments are examined in more detail. User requirements for future SAR systems are considered. The impact of these requirements on the system is described. Some preliminary conclusions on the design of a future SAR are presented
Keywords :
aerospace instrumentation; electric sensing devices; microwave imaging; oceanographic techniques; radar applications; radar systems; remote sensing; satellite links; ERS-1; European Remote Sensing Satellite; Seasat satellite; active microwave sensors; oceans monitoring; spaceborne sensors; synthetic aperture radar; wind scatterometer instruments;
Conference_Titel :
Earth Resource Sensing and the Data Relay Satellite, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
