PAU instrument aboard INTA MicroSat-1: A GNSS-R demonstration mission for sea state correction in L-band radiometry

Author

Camps, A. ; Marchán, J.F. ; Valencia, E. ; Ramos, I. ; Bosch-Lluis, X. ; Rodriguez, N. ; Park, H. ; Alcayde, A. ; Mollfulleda, A. ; Galindo, J. ; Martínez, P. ; Chavero, S. ; Angulo, M. ; Rius, A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Signal Theor. & Commun., Univ. Politec. de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain

fYear

2011

fDate

24-29 July 2011

Firstpage

4126

Lastpage

4129

Abstract

Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Reflectometry was originally proposed for mesoscale altimetry, but today its feasibility for sea state, soil moisture, vegetation and snow height has already been demonstrated. This paper describes a GNSS-Reflectometer develop to perform the sea state correction in L-band radiometric measurements, and therefore, improve the quality of the sea surface salinity retrievals. The instrument is currently being developed as a secondary payload to be launched aboard INTA (Institute Nacional de Tecnicas Aerospaciales. Spanish Aerospace Center) Micro Sat-1. The basic principles of operation and the instrument development status are presented.

Keywords

oceanographic equipment; oceanographic techniques; radiometry; reflectometry; remote sensing; satellite navigation; GNSS reflectometry; Global Navigation Satellite System; INTA; Institute Nacional de Tecnicas Aerospaciales; L-band radiometric measurements; MicroSat-1; PAU instrument; Spanish Aerospace Center; demonstration mission; sea state correction; sea surface salinity retrievals; Antennas; Arrays; Instruments; L-band; Radiometry; Receivers; Sea measurements; GNSS; Radiometry; Reflectometry; Sea State;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2011 IEEE International

Conference_Location

Vancouver, BC

ISSN

2153-6996

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-1003-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2011.6050141

Filename

6050141