Instrument characteristics and calibration of AMSR and AMSR-E

Author

Imaoka, Keiji ; Sezai, Toshihiro ; Takeshima, Toshiaki ; Kawanishi, Toneo ; Shibata, Akira

Author_Institution

Earth Obs. Res. Center, NASDA, Tokyo, Japan

Volume

1

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Firstpage

18

Abstract

The National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) developed two spaceborne microwave radiometers: the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR) for NASDA´s Advanced Earth Observing Satellite-II (ADEOS-II) and AMSR-E for NASA´s Aqua satellite. Each instrument, as well as the combination of instruments, will provide valuable information for understanding the mechanism of global water and energy circulation. To accomplish the mission, it is necessary to provide reliable, well-calibrated data. Several post-launch calibration and validation activities are then planned in addition to two-point, on-board calibration of the instruments.

Keywords

atmospheric measuring apparatus; atmospheric techniques; calibration; geophysical equipment; geophysical techniques; hydrological techniques; oceanographic equipment; oceanographic techniques; radiometers; radiometry; remote sensing; terrain mapping; 6.925 GHz; ADEOS; ADEOS-II; AMSR; AMSR-E; Aqua; SHF; atmosphere; calibration; energy circulation; geophysical measurement technique; global water; hydrology; instrument characteristics; land surface; meteorology; microwave radiometry; ocean; satellite remote sensing; spaceborne microwave radiometer; terrain mapping; Antenna feeds; Calibration; Earth Observing System; Electromagnetic heating; High temperature superconductors; Instruments; Radiometers; Reflector antennas; Satellite broadcasting; Temperature sensors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2002. IGARSS '02. 2002 IEEE International

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7536-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2002.1024927

Filename

1024927