DocumentCode
3303240
Title
Smos payload performance assessment
Author
Martín-Neira, M. ; Corbella, I. ; Torres, F. ; Cabot, F. ; Closa, J. ; Kainulainen, J. ; Castro, R. ; Barbosa, J. ; Gutierrez, A. ; Martín-Porqueras, F. ; Oliva, R. ; Anterrieu, E. ; Brown, M. ; McMulan, K.
Author_Institution
ESA-ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands
fYear
2010
fDate
25-30 July 2010
Firstpage
3150
Lastpage
3153
Abstract
The performance requirements of the SMOS payload are demanding in terms of spatial resolution, accuracy, stability and precision, all critical to fulfill its scientific objectives. For this reason a commissioning plan for MIRAS was carefully devised to verify, calibrate and characterize all instrument parameters which could have an impact on its performance. This presentation describes the most important results from the instrument commissioning phase.
Keywords
artificial satellites; space vehicle electronics; MIRAS; SMOS payload performance assessment; instrument commissioning phase; performance requirements; spatial resolution; Calibration; Microwave radiometry; Oceans; Pixel; Sensitivity; Systematics; Thermal stability; MIRAS; SMOS; radiometry;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2010 IEEE International
Conference_Location
Honolulu, HI
ISSN
2153-6996
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-9565-8
Electronic_ISBN
2153-6996
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IGARSS.2010.5649704
Filename
5649704
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