Title :
A Ku-band altimeter for improved estimation of electromagnetic bias in radar altimetry
Author :
Crockett, Don E. ; Arnold, David V. ; Jensen, Michael A.
Author_Institution :
MERS Lab., Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT, USA
Abstract :
A Ku-band altimeter has been designed and is currently being constructed. Tower and airplane measurements will be taken from the system. The data from this instrument will be used for improvement in electromagnetic (EM) bias estimation. This paper presents a description of the hardware for the altimeter and the experiment to be performed. This instrument will be used in all experiments in support of the upcoming NASA/CNES JASON-1 mission
Keywords :
ocean waves; radar altimetry; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; 13 GHz; EM bias estimation improvement; Ku-band altimeter; NASA/CNES JASON-1 mission; airplane measurements; hardware; radar altimetry; tower measurements; Aircraft; Airplanes; Altimetry; Chirp modulation; Frequency modulation; Instruments; Poles and towers; Radar; Sea measurements; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1999. IGARSS '99 Proceedings. IEEE 1999 International
Conference_Location :
Hamburg
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5207-6
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1999.773530
