Title :
Development of High Temperature Noise Source (HTS) for Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 2 (AMSR2)
Author :
Ishikawa, Takaaki ; Yokobori, Shinichi ; Ito, Takeshi ; Noguchi, Tatsuhiro ; Ito, Norimasa ; Kasahara, Marehito
Author_Institution :
Kamakura Works, Mitsubishi Electr. Corp., Kamakura, Japan
Abstract :
The Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 2 (AMSR2) was developed and provided to Global Change Observation Mission satellite (GCOM-W1) led by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). AMSR2 observes the global water and energy cycling, such as water vapor, precipitation, sea surface temperature, soil moisture, etc. AMSR2 mounted on GCOM-W1 will be launched by H-IIA Rocket in winter period of FY2011. AMSR2 is now under the spacecraft protoflight test. This paper describes the development and evaluation result of High Temperature Noise Source (HTS), a calibration warm load of AMSR2.
Keywords :
artificial satellites; calibration; microwave measurement; radiometers; space vehicles; AMSR2; GCOM-W1; HTS; JAXA; Japan aerospace exploration agency; advanced microwave scanning radiometer 2; calibration warm load; global change observation mission satellite; high temperature noise source; spacecraft protoflight test; Electromagnetic heating; Feeds; High temperature superconductors; Microwave radiometry; Microwave theory and techniques; Temperature distribution; Thermal conductivity; Calibrator; Climate; GCOM; Microwave radiometry; Water;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2011 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1003-2
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2011.6050071
