• DocumentCode
    2653463
  • Title

    Design of a sub-millimetre wave airborne demonstrator for observations of precipitation and ice clouds

  • Author

    Moyna, Brian P. ; Charlton, Janet E. ; Lee, Clare ; Parker, Richard J. ; Oldfield, Matthew M. ; Matheson, David N. ; De Maagt, Peter ; Kangas, Ville

  • Author_Institution
    STFC Rutherford Appleton Lab., HSIC, Didcot, UK
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    1-5 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    The design of a sub-millimetre wave airborne demonstrator for the measurement of ice clouds and precipitation has been presented. Based upon the use of existing microwave instruments together with a new sub-millimetre wave instrument being developed by the UK Met Office, this new instrument suite will be used to verify the feasibility of the CIWSIR and GOMAS missions.
  • Keywords
    aerospace instrumentation; precipitation; radiometers; submillimetre wave imaging; CIWSIR missions; GOMAS missions; UK Met Office; ice cloud measurement; microwave instruments; precipitation measurement; submillimetre wave airborne demonstrator; submillimetre wave instrument; Clouds; Extraterrestrial measurements; Frequency; Ice; Instruments; Microwave radiometry; Optical sensors; Sampling methods; Satellite broadcasting; Wavelength measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2009. APSURSI '09. IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Charleston, SC
  • ISSN
    1522-3965
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-3647-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APS.2009.5172068
  • Filename
    5172068