DocumentCode
2648996
Title
Microwave Blackbody Calibration of the TIROS N Microwave Sounder Unit
Author
Iwasaki, R.S.
fYear
1978
fDate
27-29 June 1978
Firstpage
248
Lastpage
250
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1978 IEEE-MTT-S International
Conference_Location
Ottawa, ON, Canada
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MWSYM.1978.1123853
Filename
1123853
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