Title :
Overview of the Conical Microwave Imager/Sounder development for the NPOESS program
Author :
Gasster, S. ; Flaming, G.M.
Author_Institution :
Radar & Signals Syst. Dept., Aerosp. Corp., Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) is the converged weather satellite program for the US Department of Defense and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The authors provide an overview of the NPOESS program to include its planned acquisition strategy and schedule to the first availability. The conical Microwave Imager/Sounder (CMIS) instrument development is discussed, including a brief history and evolution of MPFT sounders and conically scanning imagers leading up to the CMIS. Specific performance requirements for the CMIS system are presented and compared with previous spaceborne microwave sounders and imagers, finally, the sensor and environmental data products derived from CMIS are reviewed
Keywords :
artificial satellites; meteorology; microwave imaging; remote sensing; CMIS instrument; Conical Microwave Imager/Sounder development; MPFT sounders; NOAA; NPOESS program; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System; US Department of Defense; acquisition strategy; conically scanning imagers; environmental data products; microwave imagers; performance; spaceborne microwave sounders; weather satellite program; Meteorology; Open systems; Orbits; Payloads; Radar imaging; Satellites; Scheduling; Silver; Spaceborne radar; US Government;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings, 1998. IGARSS '98. 1998 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4403-0
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1998.702874
