DocumentCode
2248506
Title
Fully polarimetric calibration system for HUT polarimetric radiometer
Author
Lahtinen, Janne ; Hallikainen, Martti
Author_Institution
Lab. of Space Technol., Helsinki Univ. of Technol., Espoo, Finland
Volume
4
fYear
2000
fDate
2000
Firstpage
1542
Abstract
The fully polarimetric calibration system for HUT polarimetric radiometer is described. The system generates adjustable reference brightness temperatures for all four Stokes parameters. The available calibration time varies from 10 to 20 minutes depending on the desired accuracy
Keywords
calibration; geophysical equipment; geophysical techniques; radiometers; radiometry; terrain mapping; 36.5 GHz; EHF; HUT; HUTRAD; Stokes parameters; geophysical measurement technique; land surface; microwave polarimeter; microwave radiometer; microwave radiometry; polarimetric calibration; polarimetric radiometer; reference brightness temperature; remote sensing; terrain mapping; Brightness temperature; Calibration; Containers; Dielectrics; Microwave radiometry; Phase shifters; Polarization; Space technology; Stokes parameters; Thermal loading;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2000. Proceedings. IGARSS 2000. IEEE 2000 International
Conference_Location
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN
0-7803-6359-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IGARSS.2000.857266
Filename
857266
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