Multi-Frequency Synthetic Thinned Array Antenna for the Hurricane Imaging Radiometer

Author

Bailey, M.C. ; Amarin, Ruba A. ; Johnson, James W. ; Nelson, Paul ; James, Mark W. ; Simmons, David E. ; Ruf, Christopher S. ; Jones, W. Linwood ; Gong, Xun

Author_Institution

Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA

Volume

58

Issue

8

fYear

2010

Firstpage

2562

Lastpage

2570

Abstract

A C-band four-frequency resonant stacked-patch array antenna is developed for synthetic thinned aperture radiometer measurements of hurricane force wind speeds. This antenna is being integrated into an aircraft instrument referred to as the Hurricane Imaging Radiometer (HIRAD). Details of the antenna design are presented along with antenna performance tests and laboratory measurements using a full-scale prototype array with a subset model of the HIRAD instrument.

Keywords

aircraft antennas; aircraft instrumentation; microstrip antenna arrays; multifrequency antennas; radiometers; remote sensing; storms; velocity measurement; C-band four-frequency resonant stacked-patch array antenna; HIRAD instrument; aircraft instrument; antenna design; hurricane force wind speeds; hurricane imaging radiometer; multifrequency synthetic thinned array antenna; remote sensing; synthetic thinned aperture radiometer measurements; Antenna arrays; Antenna measurements; Aperture antennas; Force measurement; Hurricanes; Instruments; Radiometry; Resonance; Velocity measurement; Wind speed; Microstrip antennas; multifrequency antennas; remote sensing; stacked microstrip antennas; synthetic aperture imaging;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-926X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TAP.2010.2050453

Filename

5466228