Airborne 14-channel microwave radiometer HUTRAD

Author

Hallikainen, Martti ; Kemppinen, Martti ; Rautiainen, Kimmo ; Pihlflyckt, Jörgen ; Lahtinen, Janne ; Tirri, Tomi ; Mononen, Ilkka ; Auer, Tuomo

Author_Institution

Lab. of Space Technol., Helsinki Univ. of Technol., Espoo, Finland

Volume

4

fYear

1996

fDate

27-31 May 1996

Firstpage

2285

Abstract

The authors´ airborne multifrequency microwave radiometer system HUTRAD (Helsinki University of Technology RADiometer) is described. The system consists of a non-imaging subsystem and an imaging subsystem. The non-imaging subsystem operates at six frequencies between 6.8 and 94 GHz, with vertically and horizontally polarized channels at each frequency. Its main technical characteristics are close to those of the ESA MIMR (Multi-frequency Imaging Microwave Radiometer) instrument. The imaging subsystem operates at 93 GHz and is dual-polarized. HUTRAD is accommodated onboard the Helsinki University Technology research aircraft Shorts Skyvan

Keywords

geophysical equipment; microwave devices; microwave measurement; millimetre wave devices; millimetre wave measurement; radiometers; radiometry; remote sensing; 6.8 to 94 GHz; 93 GHz; EHF; HUTRAD; Helsinki University; SHF; airborne equipment; geophysical measurement; imaging subsystem; land surface; microwave radiometer; millimeter radiometer; millimetre radiometer; millimetric imaging; mm wave; multifrequency microwave radiometer; nonimaging subsystem; remote sensing; terrain mapping; Aircraft; Frequency; Global Positioning System; Instruments; Laboratories; Microwave imaging; Microwave radiometry; Microwave technology; Polarization; Space technology;

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.1996.516963

Filename

516963