DocumentCode
410613
Title
Aspects of the SMOS pre-launch calibration
Author
Skou, Niels
Author_Institution
Denmark Tech. Univ., Lyngby, Denmark
Volume
2
fYear
2003
fDate
21-25 July 2003
Firstpage
1222
Abstract
A synthetic aperture radiometer system, SMOS, is under development for launch in 2007. The synthetic aperture concept requires calibration activities of novel nature in addition to traditional radiometer calibration exercises. Especially very accurate antenna pattern measurements are an issue.
Keywords
calibration; data acquisition; hydrological equipment; hydrology; moisture; oceanographic equipment; oceanography; radiometry; soil; synthetic aperture radar; AD 2007; SMOS; antenna pattern measurements; pre-launch calibration; radiometer calibration; soil moisture and ocean salinity; synthetic aperture radiometer system; Antenna measurements; Brightness temperature; Calibration; Correlators; Geophysical measurements; Radiometry; Receiving antennas; Sea measurements; Soil measurements; Switches;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2003. IGARSS '03. Proceedings. 2003 IEEE International
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7929-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IGARSS.2003.1294064
Filename
1294064
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