Title :
Microwave and millimeter-wave radiometers for CubeSat deployment for remote sensing of the earth´s atmosphere
Author :
Reising, Steven C. ; Gaier, Todd C. ; Padmanabhan, Sharmila ; Boon Lim ; Kangaslahti, Pekka ; Brown, Shannon T. ; Bosch-Lluis, Javier
Author_Institution :
Microwave Syst. Lab., Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO, USA
Abstract :
Recent developments in millimeter-wave technology from 90 to 183 GHz are now being leveraged to enable CubeSat deployment of passive microwave remote sensors of atmospheric variables, including temperature, humidity, clouds and precipitation. These radiometers have the potential to revolutionize remote sensing observations by enabling revisit times of less than 30 minutes from low Earth orbit from constellations of such CubeSats when deployed as secondary payloads on frequently available launches of opportunity.
Keywords :
atmospheric measuring apparatus; atmospheric techniques; microwave detectors; millimetre wave detectors; radiometers; remote sensing; CubeSat constellations; CubeSat deployment; Earth atmosphere; atmospheric variables; frequency 90 GHz to 183 GHz; low Earth orbit; microwave radiometer; millimeter-wave radiometer; millimeter-wave technology; passive microwave remote sensors; remote sensing observations; secondary payloads; Atmospheric measurements; Microwave radiometry; Millimeter wave technology; Radiometers; Remote sensing; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz waves (IRMMW-THz), 2014 39th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tucson, AZ
DOI :
10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2014.6956214
