Title :
Post-launch calibration and data evaluation of AMSR-E
Author :
Imaoka, Keiji ; Fujimoto, Yasuhiro ; Kachi, Misako ; Takeshima, Toshiaki ; Shiomi, Kei ; Mikai, Hidekazu ; Mutoh, Taroh ; Yoshikawa, Makoto ; Shibata, Akira
Author_Institution :
Earth Obs. Res. Center, NASDA, Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
The Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS (AMSR-E) was developed and provided to NASA´s EOS Aqua satellite by the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA). AMSR-E is the modified version of AMSR onboard the Advanced Earth Orbiting Satellite-II (ADEOS-II, currently called the Midori-II). AMSR-E has been in operation since June 2002 and providing continuous data record. This paper presents the status of post-launch calibration and data evaluation of the instrument.
Keywords :
calibration; data acquisition; geophysical equipment; radiometers; remote sensing; AD 2002 06; ADEOS-II; AMSR-E; Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS; EOS Aqua satellite; Midori-II; NASA; NASDA; National Space Development Agency of Japan; advanced Earth observing satellite-II; data evaluation; microwave radiometry; post-launch calibration; remote sensing; Calibration; Earth Observing System; Electromagnetic heating; Extraterrestrial measurements; High temperature superconductors; Instruments; Microwave radiometry; Remote sensing; Satellite broadcasting; Space technology;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2003. IGARSS '03. Proceedings. 2003 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7929-2
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2003.1293875
