Title :
Faraday rotation angle retrieval using SMOS radiometric data
Author :
Lin Wu ; Corbella, I. ; Torres, F. ; Duffo, N. ; Martin-Neira, Manuel
Author_Institution :
Remote Sensing Lab., Univ. Politec. de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, Spain
Abstract :
SMOS radiometric data is used to derive Faraday rotation for a number of orbits combining several scenarios: land, ice and water. Results compare very well with the values theoretically predicted from available ionosphere and geomagnetic field data.
Keywords :
geophysical techniques; remote sensing; ESA mission; European Space Agency; Faraday rotation angle retrieval; SMOS radiometric data; geomagnetic field data; ionosphere data; Faraday effect; Microwave measurement; Microwave radiometry; Orbits; Remote sensing; Space vehicles; Faraday rotation; Interferometric synthetic aperture radiometry; L-band radiometry; SMOS;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Radiometry and Remote Sensing of the Environment (MicroRad), 2014 13th Specialist Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Pasadena, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-4645-7
DOI :
10.1109/MicroRad.2014.6878926
