DocumentCode
1816921
Title
Pre-launch calibration of space instrumentation from 100 GHz to 1 THz
Author
Miall, J. ; Dudley, R.A. ; Protheroe, S.J.
Author_Institution
Div. of Time, Quantum & Electromagn. Metrol., Nat. Phys. Lab., Teddington, UK
fYear
2013
fDate
9-11 Sept. 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We present a summary of the most critical pre-launch calibration requirements for radiometers operated as climate change monitoring platforms with initial work on the creation of a traceable blackbody source for emissivity and power validation.
Keywords
calibration; climate mitigation; radiometers; climate change monitoring platforms; prelaunch calibration requirements; radiometers; space instrumentation; traceable blackbody source; Antenna measurements; Calibration; Meteorology; Radiometers; Satellite broadcasting; Satellites; Temperature measurement; THz; earth observation; mm-wave; radiometer; satellite; traceability;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Millimeter Waves and THz Technology Workshop (UCMMT), 2013 6th UK, Europe, China
Conference_Location
Rome, Italy
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/UCMMT.2013.6641552
Filename
6641552
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