Title :
Microwave instruments development in ESA´s Earth Observation Future Programmes
Author :
Klein, U. ; Guijarro, J. ; Rommen, B. ; Vogel, P. ; de Maagt, P. ; Lin, C.C.
Author_Institution :
ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Abstract :
This paper presents an overview of the microwave instruments currently in development under the Future Programmes of the ESA´s Earth Observation Envelop Programme. The description of the instruments will be structured according to two broad categories of future missions, i.e. the Earth Explorer and Earth Watch candidates.
Keywords :
airborne radar; microwave devices; radar altimetry; ESA Earth Observation Future Programmes; Earth Explorer; Earth Watch candidates; microwave instruments; missions; overview; Antenna measurements; Clouds; Doppler radar; Earth; Geophysical measurements; Geoscience; Instruments; Spaceborne radar; Testing; Watches;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2003. IGARSS '03. Proceedings. 2003 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7929-2
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2003.1294663
