Title :
Noise Calibration Repeatability of an Airborne Third-Generation Radiometer (Letters)
Author :
Blume, Hans-Juergen C.
fDate :
10/1/1977 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A third-generation S-band radiometer has been calibrated at intervals over 3-1/2 years. The built-in stabilization concepts have proven to be very effective. In spite of some nonideal conditions (on runway, in wind, and in rain), an rms value of 0.7 K calibration repeatability has been observed with an average temperature deviation (bias error) of 0.03 K.
Keywords :
Aircraft; Antenna measurements; Aperture antennas; Calibration; Circuit theory; Microwave radiometry; Noise measurement; Receiving antennas; Stability; Temperature;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMTT.1977.1129226
