MIRAS, a two-dimensional aperture synthesis radiometer

Author

Martin-Neira, M. ; Menard, Y. ; Goutoule, J.M. ; Kraft, U.

Author_Institution

Eur. Space Res. & Technol. Centre, Noordwijk, Netherlands

Volume

3

fYear

1994

fDate

8-12 Aug 1994

Firstpage

1323

Abstract

Based on the experimented potential use of aperture synthesis (Le Vine, 1990), the European Space Agency has initiated the study of a spaceborne Microwave Interferometric Radiometer with Two-Dimensional Aperture Synthesis (MIRAS) as well as the development of an airborne version of this instrument. The objective of this radiometer is to study and demonstrate the feasibility of two-dimensional interferometry for measuring Earth´s soil moisture content and ocean salinity from space, through breadboard implementation and eventually aircraft campaigns

Keywords

UHF measurement; geophysical techniques; hydrological techniques; moisture measurement; oceanographic techniques; radiometry; remote sensing; soil; ESA; L-band UHF; MIRAS; Microwave Interferometric Radiometer with Two-Dimensional Aperture Synthesis; hydrology sea surface salinity; instrument; measurement technique; microwave radiometry; ocean; remote sensing; soil moisture; terrain mapping; thermohaline structure; two-dimensional aperture synthesis radiometer; two-dimensional interferometry; Apertures; Earth; Instruments; Microwave radiometry; Moisture measurement; Ocean salinity; Radio interferometry; Sea measurements; Soil measurements; Soil moisture;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1994. IGARSS '94. Surface and Atmospheric Remote Sensing: Technologies, Data Analysis and Interpretation., International

Conference_Location

Pasadena, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1497-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1994.399429

Filename

399429