Title :
Balanced calibration technique with an internal reference load for ground based millimeter wave radiometry
Author :
Krupa, R. ; Fischer, H.
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Meteorol. und Klimaforschung, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe
Abstract :
A new balanced calibration technique for ground based radiometric detection of millimeter wave atmospheric spectra with very high intensity resolution is presented. It is based on an internal adjustable reference load. The working principle of this load will be explained and proved by the verification results. Main advantages of this new technique such as a significantly enhanced signal to noise ratio as compared with the reference beam method are discussed in some detail
Keywords :
atmospheric spectra; atmospheric techniques; calibration; microwave measurement; radiometry; balanced calibration technique; ground based millimeter wave radiometry; intensity resolution; internal adjustable reference load; internal reference load; millimeter wave atmospheric spectra; reference beam method; Brightness temperature; Calibration; Dielectric losses; Meteorology; Millimeter wave technology; Polarization; Radiometers; Radiometry; Signal to noise ratio; Wire;
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.1998.702914
