Title :
Design and development of a microwave radiometer technology laboratory
Author :
Harrington, R.F. ; Grady ; Hearn, C.P.
Author_Institution :
Old Dominion Univ., Norfolk, VA, USA
Abstract :
A 4.3 GHz microwave radiometer has been developed for the NASA Langley radiometer technology laboratory. Measurements of avalanche noise diode stabilities, low noise amplifiers noise and gain stabilities, and passive microwave component stabilities such as PIN diode switches, circulator switches, RF filters, etc. are planned in the near future. The goals of this development to achieve accuracies of 0.1 K and radiometric sensitivities of 10 μK should be achieved in the near future. Technology transfer of microwave radiometer stability data to enhance the use of both real and synthetic aperture radiometers for passive microwave remote sensing is planned through the use of memorandum of agreements (MOAs) between NASA-Langley and private industry. Discussions are underway with several companies interested in data from this laboratory
Keywords :
geophysical equipment; geophysical techniques; microwave detectors; microwave devices; microwave measurement; radiometers; radiometry; remote sensing; 4.3 GHz; Langley; NASA; PIN diode switch; SHF; apparatus instrument; avalanche noise diode stabilities; gain stabilities; geophysical measurement technique; land surface; low noise amplifiers noise; microwave radiometer technology laboratory; microwave radiometry; passive microwave remote sensing; radiometer; synthetic aperture radiometer; terrain mapping; Gain measurement; Laboratories; Microwave measurements; Microwave radiometry; Microwave technology; NASA; Noise measurement; Space technology; Stability; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Combined Optical-Microwave Earth and Atmosphere Sensing, 1995. Conference Proceedings., Second Topical Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2402-1
DOI :
10.1109/COMEAS.1995.472360
