Title :
Design of a sub-millimetre wave airborne demonstrator for observations of precipitation and ice clouds
Author :
Moyna, Brian P. ; Charlton, Janet E. ; Lee, Clare ; Parker, Richard J. ; Oldfield, Matthew M. ; Matheson, David N. ; De Maagt, Peter ; Kangas, Ville
Author_Institution :
STFC Rutherford Appleton Lab., HSIC, Didcot, UK
Abstract :
The design of a sub-millimetre wave airborne demonstrator for the measurement of ice clouds and precipitation has been presented. Based upon the use of existing microwave instruments together with a new sub-millimetre wave instrument being developed by the UK Met Office, this new instrument suite will be used to verify the feasibility of the CIWSIR and GOMAS missions.
Keywords :
aerospace instrumentation; precipitation; radiometers; submillimetre wave imaging; CIWSIR missions; GOMAS missions; UK Met Office; ice cloud measurement; microwave instruments; precipitation measurement; submillimetre wave airborne demonstrator; submillimetre wave instrument; Clouds; Extraterrestrial measurements; Frequency; Ice; Instruments; Microwave radiometry; Optical sensors; Sampling methods; Satellite broadcasting; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2009. APSURSI '09. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Charleston, SC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3647-7
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2009.5172068
