• DocumentCode
    2132419
  • Title

    Standard radiometers and targets for microwave remote sensing

  • Author

    Randa, J. ; Cox, A.E. ; Walker, D.K. ; Francis, M. ; Guerrieri, J. ; MacReynolds, K.

  • Author_Institution
    Div. of Electromagn., Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    20-24 Sept. 2004
  • Lastpage
    698
  • Abstract
    We describe the NIST effort to develop brightness-temperature standards for microwave and millimeter-wave frequencies. Results of preliminary measurements at 26 GHz are presented.
  • Keywords
    calibration; measurement standards; millimetre wave measurement; radiometry; remote sensing; 26 GHz; NIST; US National Institute of Standards and Technology; microwave brightness-temperature standards; microwave remote sensing target; millimeter-wave frequency; standard calibration targets; standard radiometer; Antenna measurements; Brightness temperature; Calibration; Measurement standards; Microwave measurements; NIST; Noise measurement; Radiometers; Remote sensing; Standards development;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2004. IGARSS '04. Proceedings. 2004 IEEE International
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8742-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IGARSS.2004.1369125
  • Filename
    1369125