C-, and Ku-Band, dual-frequency, tetra-channel, multi-polarization, combined, Doppler scatterometer-radiometer system and its application peculiarities for sea surface remote sensing from shore platforms, vessels and aircrafts

Author

Arakelyan, A.K. ; Arakelyan, A.A. ; Grigoryan, M.L. ; Hambaryan, A.K. ; Hovhannisyan, G.G. ; Karyan, V.V. ; Krdyan, M.K. ; Simonyan, M.D.

Author_Institution

ECOSERV Remote Obs. Centre Co. Ltd., Yerevan, Armenia

fYear

2011

fDate

19-22 Sept. 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

9

Abstract

In this paper a structure and operational peculiarities of C (~5.6GHz) and Ku (~13.6GHz) band, dual-frequency, tetra-channel, multi-polarization, spatio-temporally combined, Doppler scatterometer-radiometer system is described, developed in Armenia by ECOSERV Remote Observation Centre Co.Ltd. in the framework of ISTC (International Science and Technology Center) project A-1524. The operational range of the system may reach up to 3000m. The minimum operational ranges of the system´s scatterometers are ~3.5m. So the system may be used as well from very low altitude on shore and off shore measuring platforms.

Keywords

Doppler radar; oceanographic equipment; oceanographic techniques; radiometers; remote sensing by radar; seawater; underwater sound; C-band; Doppler scatterometer-radiometer system; ECOSERV Remote Observation Centre; ISTC project A-1524; Ku-band; aircrafts; combined band; dual frequency band; multipolarization band; sea surface remote sensing; shore platforms; tetrachannel band; vessels; Microwave radiometry; Ocean temperature; Radar measurements; Sea surface; Snow; Surface waves; Doppler radar; combined radar-radiometer; radar; radiometer; scatterometer;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS 2011

Conference_Location

Waikoloa, HI

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-1427-6

Type

conf

Filename

6106895