DocumentCode
326659
Title
Calibration of HUT polarimetric radiometer
Author
Lahtinen, Janne ; Hallikainen, Martti
Author_Institution
Lab. of Space Technol., Helsinki Univ. of Technol., Espoo, Finland
Volume
1
fYear
1998
fDate
6-10 Jul 1998
Firstpage
381
Abstract
The Helsinki University of Technology polarimetric radiometer calibration system is described. Calibration is based on a metal wire grid polarizer and two absorption loads at different temperatures. The characteristics of the grid and the formulae for calibration are presented. The maximum error due calibration is calculated
Keywords
atmospheric measuring apparatus; calibration; microwave measurement; radiometers; remote sensing; 6.8 to 94 GHz; HUT polarimetric radiometer; Helsinki University of Technology polarimetric radiometer calibration system; absorption loads; maximum error; metal wire grid polarizer; temperatures; Brightness temperature; Calibration; Corrosion; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Laboratories; Microwave radiometry; Polarization; Space technology; Stokes parameters; Wire;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings, 1998. IGARSS '98. 1998 IEEE International
Conference_Location
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-4403-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IGARSS.1998.702912
Filename
702912
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