Detection of the L-Band Galactic Glint on the Sea Surface With the Airborne MIRAS

Author

Martin-Porqueras, Fernando ; Floury, Nicolas ; Martín-Neira, Manuel

Author_Institution

Eur. Space Agency, Noordwijk, Netherlands

Volume

48

Issue

4

fYear

2010

fDate

4/1/2010 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1968

Lastpage

1975

Abstract

This paper presents the results of the processing of the data acquired with the Airborne Microwave Imaging Radiometer with Aperture Synthesis, the European Space Agency´s airborne 2-D aperture synthesis radiometer, in a circular flight over the sea in the vicinity of Helsinki (Finland). The goal of the analysis of these data is the detection of the galactic glint on the sea surface. These results are the first measurements with an L-band 2-D aperture synthesis radiometer that show the signature of the galaxy signal reflected on the sea surface.

Keywords

data analysis; geophysical signal processing; oceanographic regions; radiometry; remote sensing; Airborne Microwave Imaging Radiometer with Aperture synthesis; European Space Agency; Finland; Helsinki; L-band galactic glint; Milky Way glint signal; Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity; airborne 2-D aperture synthesis; airborne MIRAS; data processing; galaxy signal; microwave radiometry; sea surface; Aperture synthesis; Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS); microwave imaging radiometer with aperture synthesis (MIRAS); microwave radiometry;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0196-2892

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TGRS.2009.2036439

Filename

5353752