Title :
MIRAS, a two-dimensional aperture synthesis radiometer
Author :
Martin-Neira, M. ; Menard, Y. ; Goutoule, J.M. ; Kraft, U.
Author_Institution :
Eur. Space Res. & Technol. Centre, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Abstract :
Based on the experimented potential use of aperture synthesis (Le Vine, 1990), the European Space Agency has initiated the study of a spaceborne Microwave Interferometric Radiometer with Two-Dimensional Aperture Synthesis (MIRAS) as well as the development of an airborne version of this instrument. The objective of this radiometer is to study and demonstrate the feasibility of two-dimensional interferometry for measuring Earth´s soil moisture content and ocean salinity from space, through breadboard implementation and eventually aircraft campaigns
Keywords :
UHF measurement; geophysical techniques; hydrological techniques; moisture measurement; oceanographic techniques; radiometry; remote sensing; soil; ESA; L-band UHF; MIRAS; Microwave Interferometric Radiometer with Two-Dimensional Aperture Synthesis; hydrology sea surface salinity; instrument; measurement technique; microwave radiometry; ocean; remote sensing; soil moisture; terrain mapping; thermohaline structure; two-dimensional aperture synthesis radiometer; two-dimensional interferometry; Apertures; Earth; Instruments; Microwave radiometry; Moisture measurement; Ocean salinity; Radio interferometry; Sea measurements; Soil measurements; Soil moisture;
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
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1994.399429
