Title :
Calibration of the ground-based microwave radiometer in monitoring soil moisture
Author :
Zhang, Zhongjun ; Zhang, Lixin ; Rose, Thomas
Author_Institution :
Beijing Normal Univ., Beijing
Abstract :
The configurations and specifications of the newly- bought Microwave Radiometer in Beijing Normal Uniersity, China, RPG-8CH-DP, is introduced. The calibration method for monitoring soil moisture is described in this paper.
Keywords :
calibration; hydrological equipment; hydrological techniques; moisture; radiometers; soil; Beijing Normal Uniersity; China; RPG-8CH-DP; ground based microwave radiometer; radiometer calibration; soil moisture monitoring; Brightness temperature; Calibration; Detectors; Feeds; Microwave radiometry; Mixers; Radiofrequency amplifiers; Remote monitoring; Soil moisture; Switches; Brightness Temperature; Calibration; Dicke switch; Microwave Radiometer;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2007. IGARSS 2007. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Barcelona
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1211-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1212-9
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2007.4423832
