The results of preliminary testing of two-frequency (at 5.6GHz, and 13.6GHz), multi-polarization, combined scatterometer-radiometer system in field conditions

Author

Arakelyan, Artashes ; Hambaryan, Astghik ; Karyan, Vanik ; Hovhannisyan, Gagik ; Arakelyan, Arsen ; Grigoryan, Melanya ; Simonyan, Marine ; Krdyan, Mariam

Author_Institution

ECOSERV Remote Obs. Centre Co. Ltd., Yerevan, Armenia

fYear

2011

fDate

24-29 July 2011

Firstpage

945

Lastpage

948

Abstract

In this paper a detail description of ArtAr-C&Ku, two frequency (at C-, and Ku-band), multi-polarization, combined, short-pulse scatterometer-radiometer system is presented, for short (from low altitude platforms), middle (from vessels) and long (from aircrafts) distance remote sensing applications for water surface, soil and land snow cover´s microwave reflective and emissive characteristics simultaneous and spatially coincident measurements. As well as the main technical results realized after laboratory and field testing of the developed system are discussed.

Keywords

hydrological techniques; microwave measurement; moisture; radiometers; remote sensing by radar; snow; soil; ArtAr-C&Ku; C-band radar; Ku-band radar; aircraft; field conditions; frequency 13.6 GHz; frequency 5.6 GHz; land snow cover; long range remote sensing applications; low altitude platforms; microwave emissive characteristics; microwave reflective characteristics; middle long range remote sensing; short long range remote sensing; soil moisture; spatially coincident measurements; two frequency multipolarization short pulse scatterometer-radiometer system; vessels; water surface; Frequency measurement; Microwave measurements; Microwave radiometry; Radar measurements; Snow; Soil;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2011 IEEE International

Conference_Location

Vancouver, BC

ISSN

2153-6996

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-1003-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2011.6049288

Filename

6049288