• DocumentCode
    298729
  • Title

    Implementation of a rain mode in RA-2 radar altimeter: system performance overview

  • Author

    Zelli, C. ; Levrini, G.

  • Author_Institution
    Remote Sensing Directorate, Alenia Spazio SpA, Rome, Italy
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    34881
  • fDate
    10-14 Jul1995
  • Firstpage
    253
  • Abstract
    Reviews the status of the study performed by Alenia Spazio SpA. Under ESA contract for the implementation of a rain mode in the RA-2 radar altimeter, of which Alenia Spazio is also the instrument prime contractor, due to fly on the ENVISAT polar platform at the end of this century
  • Keywords
    atmospheric measuring apparatus; atmospheric techniques; meteorological radar; radar applications; rain; remote sensing; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; 13.575 GHz; 3.2 GHz; Alenia Spazio; ENVISAT polar platform; RA-2 radar altimeter; SHF microwave; atmosphere; equipment; instrument; measurement technique; rain; satellite remote sensing; spaceborne radar; system performance overview; Bandwidth; Contracts; Instruments; Pulse modulation; Radar antennas; Radar imaging; Radar measurements; Rain; Spaceborne radar; System performance;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1995. IGARSS '95. 'Quantitative Remote Sensing for Science and Applications', International
  • Conference_Location
    Firenze
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-2567-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IGARSS.1995.520251
  • Filename
    520251