Title :
A calibration experiment using the millimeter-wave imaging radiometer at the UK Meteorological Office calibration facility
Author :
Racette, P. ; Wang, J. ; Evans, P. ; Saunders, R. ; Gasiewski, A. ; Jackson, D.
Author_Institution :
Microwave Sensors Branch, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
Abstract :
The NASA Millimeter-wave Imaging Radiometer (MIR) was recently calibrated at the United Kingdom Meteorological Office radiometer calibration facility. Calibration data acquired at multiple reference temperatures were used to calculate correction factors that compensate for antenna beam efficiencies. These factors were then applied to another data set. Results demonstrate improved instrument calibration
Keywords :
calibration; geophysical equipment; geophysical techniques; millimetre wave devices; millimetre wave imaging; millimetre wave measurement; radiometers; radiometry; remote sensing; EHF; MIR; NASA Millimeter-wave Imaging Radiometer; UK Meteorological Office calibration facility; antenna beam efficiencies; calibration experiment; correction factor; geophysical measurement technique; land surface; microwave imaging; millimeter-wave imaging radiometer; millimetric radiometry; mm wave; multiple reference temperature; terrain mapping; Calibration; Earth; Instruments; Meteorology; Microwave radiometry; Microwave sensors; Millimeter wave technology; NASA; Space technology; Temperature measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1995. IGARSS '95. 'Quantitative Remote Sensing for Science and Applications', International
Conference_Location :
Firenze
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2567-2
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1995.520591
