Title :
Fully polarimetric calibration system for HUT polarimetric radiometer
Author :
Lahtinen, Janne ; Hallikainen, Martti
Author_Institution :
Lab. of Space Technol., Helsinki Univ. of Technol., Espoo, Finland
Abstract :
The fully polarimetric calibration system for HUT polarimetric radiometer is described. The system generates adjustable reference brightness temperatures for all four Stokes parameters. The available calibration time varies from 10 to 20 minutes depending on the desired accuracy
Keywords :
calibration; geophysical equipment; geophysical techniques; radiometers; radiometry; terrain mapping; 36.5 GHz; EHF; HUT; HUTRAD; Stokes parameters; geophysical measurement technique; land surface; microwave polarimeter; microwave radiometer; microwave radiometry; polarimetric calibration; polarimetric radiometer; reference brightness temperature; remote sensing; terrain mapping; Brightness temperature; Calibration; Containers; Dielectrics; Microwave radiometry; Phase shifters; Polarization; Space technology; Stokes parameters; Thermal loading;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2000. Proceedings. IGARSS 2000. IEEE 2000 International
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6359-0
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2000.857266
