• DocumentCode
    1785085
  • Title

    Microwave Sounder instrument for MetOp Second Generation

  • Author

    Kangas, V. ; D´Addio, Salvatore ; Loiselet, Marc ; Mason, Graeme ; Buckley, Mike ; Tennant, George ; Campbell, P.

  • Author_Institution
    Eur. Space Agency, Noordwijk, Netherlands
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    24-27 March 2014
  • Firstpage
    232
  • Lastpage
    235
  • Abstract
    MicroWave Sounder (MWS) is a microwave radiometer that is being developed for MetOp Second Generation Programme. MWS will provide numerous improvements compared to the currently operational microwave sounders.
  • Keywords
    atmospheric measuring apparatus; atmospheric techniques; remote sensing; MetOp Second Generation Programme; microwave sounder instrument; microwave sounder objectives; Instruments; Microwave FET integrated circuits; Microwave integrated circuits; Microwave radiometry; Ocean temperature; Satellite broadcasting; Satellites; Microwave Radiometer; Microwave Sounding; Weather Satellites;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MicroRad.2014.6878947
  • Filename
    6878947