Dual-channel radiometers for Earth and atmosphere monitoring (DREAM) on micro satellite STSAT-2

Author

Kim, Sung-Hyun ; Lee, Ho-Jin ; Chae, Chun-Sik ; Park, Hyuk ; Yun, Seok-Hun ; Park, Jong-Oh ; Lee, Seung-Hun ; Sim, Eun-Sup ; Zhang, De-Hai ; Jiang, Jing-Shan ; Kim, Yong-Hoon

Author_Institution

Dept. of Mechatronics, Gwangju Inst. of Sci. & Technol., South Korea

Volume

1

fYear

2005

fDate

4-7 Dec. 2005

Abstract

The dual-channel radiometers for Earth and atmosphere monitoring (DREAM) is the main payload for the science and technology satellite-2 (STSAT-2) mission. This instrument is the first spaceborne microwave radiometer in Korea. It is a two-frequency, total power microwave radiometer with linear polarization. It operates at 23.8 GHz and 37 GHz for remote sensing of the Earth. In this paper, we present its system configuration and system design.

Keywords

atmospheric techniques; microwave detectors; monitoring; radiometers; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; 23.8 GHz; 37 GHz; Earth monitoring; STSAT-2 micro satellite; atmosphere monitoring; dual-channel radiometers; linear polarization; remote sensing; science and technology satellite-2 mission; spaceborne microwave radiometer; total power microwave radiometer; two-frequency radiometer; Atmosphere; Earth; Geoscience; Instruments; Payloads; Polarization; Radiometers; Remote monitoring; Satellite broadcasting; Space technology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Conference Proceedings, 2005. APMC 2005. Asia-Pacific Conference Proceedings

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9433-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APMC.2005.1606350

Filename

1606350