Experimental validation of the Corbella´s visibility function using HUT-2D and MIRAS

Author

Martin-Porqueras, F. ; Kainulainen, J. ; Martin-Neira, M. ; Corbella, I. ; Oliva, R. ; Castro, R. ; Barbosa, J. ; Gutierrez, A.

fYear

2010

fDate

25-30 July 2010

Firstpage

4286

Lastpage

4289

Abstract

The Corbella´s revision of the fundamental equation of the interferometric aperture synthesis radiometry is verified using airborne and spaceborne data. This experimental verification uses the measurements of the airborne instrument HUT-2D from the Aalto University (Helsinki), and the unique spaceborne microwave imaging radiometer by aperture synthesis (MIRAS) from the ESA´s Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission. The data acquired with those sensors support the Corbella´s revision of the visibility function. The revised function predicts that visibilities depend on the contrast between the target´s brightness temperature and the backward noise of the receivers emitted through the antennas.

Keywords

microwave imaging; radiometry; spaceborne radar; visibility; Aalto University; Corbella visibility function; airborne data; aperture synthesis; fundamental equation; interferometric aperture synthesis radiometry; soil moisture and ocean salinity mission; spaceborne microwave imaging radiometer; Antenna measurements; Apertures; Brightness temperature; Instruments; Microwave radiometry; Sea measurements; Temperature measurement; MIRAS; aperture synthesis; interferometry; microwave radiometry; visibility equation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2010 IEEE International

Conference_Location

Honolulu, HI

ISSN

2153-6996

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-9565-8

Electronic_ISBN

2153-6996

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2010.5650820

Filename

5650820