Title :
Geostationary Atmospheric Sounder (GAS) demonstrator development
Author :
Carlström, Anders ; Christensen, Jacob ; Ingvarson, Per ; Embretsén, Johan ; Emrich, Anders ; De Maagt, Peter
Author_Institution :
RUAG Aerosp. Sweden, Goteborg
Abstract :
This paper presents the ongoing development of a demonstrator for the geostationary atmospheric sounder (GAS) instrument. GAS utilizes synthetic aperture radiometry to obtain desired spatial (30 km) and temporal (nowcasting) resolution for measurement of atmospheric temperature and humidity profiles under all weather conditions. These parameters are decisively important to meteorological and climate models at all time scales. The instrument development project includes on-ground demonstration of both the imaging performance and the mechanical concept.
Keywords :
atmospheric techniques; radiometers; radiometry; atmospheric temperature; geostationary atmospheric sounder; humidity profiles; imaging performance; mechanical concept; synthetic aperture radiometry; temporal resolution; weather conditions; Atmospheric measurements; Brightness temperature; Earth; Extraterrestrial measurements; Frequency; Humidity; Instruments; Layout; Meteorology; Temperature measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation, 2009. EuCAP 2009. 3rd European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Berlin
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4753-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-3-00-024573-2
