Range and angle error correction measure for the low elevation angle in remote sensing data analysis

Author

Choi, Junho

Author_Institution

Dept. of Space Syst. Dev., Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1996

fDate

27-31 May 1996

Firstpage

469

Abstract

Effects of tropospheric radiowave propagation were studied based on ray-tracing and parametric approach with empirical data, ECM (European Climatological Medium-range), supplied by the National Climatology Data Center in Asheville, North Carolina. Results indicate that range and angle errors vary dynamically in seasons, months, and regions. The errors in the elevation angles of less than ten degrees are higher than expected, and should not be neglected for higher accuracy requirements

Keywords

atmospheric techniques; geophysical techniques; meteorological radar; microwave links; microwave propagation; remote sensing; remote sensing by radar; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; angle error correction; atmosphere; empirical data; low elevation angle; measurement technique; meteorological radar; meteorology; microwave link; radar remote sensing; radiowave propagation; range correction; ray-tracing and parametric approach; remote sensing data analysis; season; troposphere; Atmospheric modeling; Attenuation; Data analysis; Earth; Error correction; Goniometers; Laboratories; Microwave propagation; Ray tracing; Refractive index;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1996. IGARSS '96. 'Remote Sensing for a Sustainable Future.', International

Conference_Location

Lincoln, NE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3068-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516376

Filename

516376