Title :
K-Band Radio frequency Interference Survey of Southeastern Michigan
Author :
Curry, Shannon ; Ahlers, Michael ; Elliot, Harvey ; Gross, Steve ; McKague, Darren ; Misra, Sidarth ; Puckett, John ; Ruf, Chris
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
The Radio frequency Interference Survey of Earth (RISE) is a new type of instrument used to survey and characterize the presence of Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) that can affect microwave radiometers. It consists of a combined microwave radiometer and kurtosis spectrometer with broad frequency coverage and high temporal and spectral resolution. A K-Band airborne version has been built and flown across southeast Michigan. A kurtosis detector is included in RISE to reliably detect the presence of RFI, even at very low levels, and to aid in its characterization. A radiometer is included to measure the impact of the RFI on observed brightness temperature.
Keywords :
atmospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; atmospheric techniques; microwave measurement; radiofrequency interference; radiometry; remote sensing; K-band airborne version; K-band radio frequency interference survey; RISE instrument; Radio frequency Interference Survey of Earth; USA; brightness temperature; kurtosis detector; kurtosis spectrometer; microwave radiometer; southeastern Michigan; spectral resolution; temporal resolution; Calibration; K-band; Loaded antennas; Microwave radiometry; Radiofrequency interference; Radiometers; Remote sensing; microwave radiometer; radio frequency interference;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2010 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9565-8
Electronic_ISBN :
2153-6996
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2010.5649435
