Title :
Advanced antenna of microwave imager/sounder for spacecraft "Meteor-M"
Author :
Cherny, I.V. ; Chernyavsky, G.M. ; Gorobets, N.N.
Author_Institution :
Sci. & Technol. Center for Space Monitoring of Earth, Russian Inst. of Space Device Eng., Moscow, Russia
Abstract :
The following paper describes the microwave imager/sounder MTVZA-GY for spacecraft "Meteor-M". The spacecraft has been launched On September 17, 2009. MTVZA-GY instrument will be used as the meteorological imaging/sounding system for remote sensing of ocean and land surface, as well as, for measuring global atmospheric temperature and water vapor profiles.
Keywords :
aerospace instrumentation; meteorological instruments; microwave antennas; microwave imaging; remote sensing; MTVZA-GY instrument; Meteor-M spacecraft; antenna; global atmospheric temperature measurement; land surface remote sensing; meteorological imaging/sounding system; microwave imager/sounder; ocean remote sensing; water vapor profiles; Acoustic imaging; Instruments; Land surface; Meteorology; Microwave antennas; Microwave imaging; Ocean temperature; Remote sensing; Sea surface; Space vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2010 Proceedings of the Fourth European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Barcelona
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6431-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-84-7653-472-4
