DocumentCode
407129
Title
APMIR: an airborne polarimeter designed for high accuracy
Author
Bobak, Justin P. ; Hicks, Brian C. ; Rose, Louis A. ; McGlothlin, Norman R. ; Quinn, Steven R. ; Dowgiallo, David J. ; VonRentzell, Troy E.
Author_Institution
Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Volume
1
fYear
2003
fDate
22-26 Sept. 2003
Firstpage
211
Abstract
The Airborne Polarimetric Microwave Imaging Radiometer (APMIR) has been developed at the Naval Research Laboratory. This instrument was designed primarily as a calibration tool for satellite sensors. As such, the system design began with a challenging error budget. The design and construction followed from the error budget. The system has flown several times. This paper focuses on the design of the instrument and preliminary results.
Keywords
microwave imaging; oceanographic equipment; polarimeters; radiometers; radiometry; remote sensing; Airborne Polarimetric Microwave Imaging Radiometer design; Naval Research Laboratory; airborne polarimeter; high accuracy; instrument design; satellite sensors; Azimuth; Calibration; Instruments; Land surface; Microwave imaging; Microwave radiometry; Oceans; Satellite broadcasting; Sea surface; Wind speed;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
OCEANS 2003. Proceedings
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
0-933957-30-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OCEANS.2003.178555
Filename
1282431
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