The absolute calibration of total power millimeter-wave airborne radiometers

Author

Foster, Kristian ; Hewison, Tim

Author_Institution

DERA, Farnborough, UK

Volume

1

fYear

1998

fDate

6-10 Jul 1998

Firstpage

384

Abstract

The launch of the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU) on the polar platforms, NOAA-K, L, M and N will provide vertical temperature and humidity soundings for inclusion in numerical weather prediction. It is important therefore, that calibration and validation of the data generated takes place. The microwave radiometers, MARSS and Deimos, onboard the Met. Offices C-130 are to be used to this end, so it is vital that their calibration be well understood. This presentation investigates the factors that can effect the calibration of airborne radiometers

Keywords

atmospheric measuring apparatus; calibration; microwave measurement; millimetre wave measurement; radiometers; remote sensing; 23 to 157 GHz; Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit; Deimos; MARSS; absolute calibration; humidity; microwave radiometers; numerical weather prediction; temperature; total power millimeter-wave airborne radiometers; validation; Aircraft; Brightness temperature; Calibration; Frequency; Humidity; Instruments; Layout; Nitrogen; Radiometers; Reflection;

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.1998.702913

Filename

702913