Title :
Microwave Blackbody Calibration of the TIROS N Microwave Sounder Unit
Abstract :
The calibration procedure of the TIROS N Microwave Sounder Unit (MSU), a radiometer with data channels at 50.3 GHz, 53.74 GHz, 54.96 GHz and 57.95 GHz for measuring atmospheric temperature profiles, is discussed and the antenna brightness temperature algorithm is developed.
Keywords :
Brightness temperature; Calibration; Earth; Instruments; Microwave radiometry; Space vehicles; Switches; Temperature dependence; Temperature sensors; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1978 IEEE-MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Ottawa, ON, Canada
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1978.1123853
