DocumentCode
1897174
Title
Interferometric radiometry measurement concept: The visibility equation
Author
Corbella, Ignasi ; Torres, Francesc ; Duffo, Nuria ; Martín-Neira, Manuel
Author_Institution
Remote Sensing Lab., Univ. Politec. de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, Spain
fYear
2011
fDate
24-29 July 2011
Firstpage
3491
Lastpage
3494
Abstract
The fundamental concept of interferometric aperture synthesis microwave radiometry for Earth observation is reviewed. The measurement principles and a discussion on the signal processing techniques for image reconstruction are briefly summarized. Examples of real measurements from the sensor onboard the ESA SMOS mission are used to illustrate the image reconstruction techniques.
Keywords
geophysical image processing; geophysical techniques; image reconstruction; interferometers; radiometry; ESA SMOS mission; Earth observation; image reconstruction; interferometric aperture synthesis; interferometric radiometry; microwave radiometry; signal processing technique; visibility equation; Antenna measurements; Apertures; Brightness temperature; Microwave radiometry; Receivers; Temperature measurement; Interferometric radiometry; aperture synthesis;
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.2011.6049973
Filename
6049973
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