200 and 270 GHz SIS receivers for radiometric observation of stratospheric minor constituents

Author

Ochiai, Satoshi ; Masuko, Harunobu

Author_Institution

Commun. Res. Lab., Minist. of Posts & Telecommun., Tokyo, Japan

fYear

1993

fDate

18-21 Aug 1993

Firstpage

1654

Abstract

200 and 270 GHz radiometer/spectrometer is being developed in Communications Research Laboratory (CRL). This system is designed for the observations of height distribution of ozone, chlorine monoxide (ClO), and other minor constituents in the stratosphere. System design and present status of the system are shown. The system consists of antenna, front-end and back-end. The authors focus their discussion on the front-end of the system. The front-end includes SIS mixers and a special internal reference noise source to realize precise measurements of emission spectrum. The system including the back-end and the antenna will be completed in early 1994. The authors will start the observation with this system in the spring of 1994

Keywords

air pollution; air pollution detection and control; atmospheric composition; atmospheric measuring apparatus; microwave detectors; microwave spectroscopy; radiometry; stratosphere; superconducting microwave devices; 200 GHz; 270 GHz; ClO; O₃; SIS receiver; air pollution; antenna; atmosphere; height distribution; measurement instrumentation; minor constituent; mm wave; ozone; radiometer; radiometric observation; remote sensing; spectrometer; stratosphere chemical composition; superconductor insulator superconductor; Brightness temperature; Distortion measurement; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Frequency; Microwave radiometry; Niobium; Noise measurement; Spectroscopy; Superconducting device noise; Waveguide junctions;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1993. IGARSS '93. Better Understanding of Earth Environment., International

Conference_Location

Tokyo

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1240-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1993.322442

Filename

322442