DocumentCode
2196925
Title
Development of microwave calibration targets for upcoming ESA missions
Author
Murk, A. ; Wylde, R. ; Bell, Gordon ; McNamara, A. ; Reveles-Wilson, J. ; Zivkovic, I. ; Dewell, R. ; de Maagt, P.
Author_Institution
Inst. of Appl. Phys., Univ. of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
fYear
2012
fDate
22-27 July 2012
Firstpage
2949
Lastpage
2952
Abstract
Microwave radiometers are widely used for remote sensing and radio astronomical observations. Their absolute accuracy depends on the performance of the blackbody targets which are used for the radiometric calibration. In this paper we summarize the performance aspects of such calibration targets and present different designs for upcoming ESA missions.
Keywords
calibration; geophysical techniques; microwave measurement; remote sensing; ESA missions; blackbody targets; microwave calibration targets; microwave radiometers; radio astronomical observation data; radiometric calibration; remote sensing; Apertures; Calibration; Cavity resonators; Electromagnetic heating; Feeds; Microwave imaging; Microwave radiometry; Microwave radiometery; calibration;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2012 IEEE International
Conference_Location
Munich
ISSN
2153-6996
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-1160-1
Electronic_ISBN
2153-6996
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IGARSS.2012.6350707
Filename
6350707
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