Title :
WindSat-satellite-based polarimetric microwave radiometer
Author_Institution :
US Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
WindSat is a satellite-based multi-frequency polarimetric microwave radiometer being developed by the Naval Research Laboratory for the U.S. Navy and the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Integrated Program Office (IPO). WindSat is designed to demonstrate the viability of using polarimetric microwave radiometry to measure the ocean surface wind vector from space. The sensor provides risk reduction data that the IPO will use in the development of the Conical Microwave Imager Sounder (CMIS). WindSat is the primary payload on the Air Force Coriolis satellite, which is scheduled to launch in February 2002.
Keywords :
atmospheric measuring apparatus; atmospheric techniques; microwave imaging; radiometers; radiometry; remote sensing; wind; 6 to 37 GHz; CMIS; Conical Microwave Imager Sounder; Coriolis satellite; EHF; Integrated Program Office; NPOESS; National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System; Naval Research Laboratory; SHF; U.S. Navy; WindSat; atmosphere; marine wind; measurement technique; multi-frequency radiometer; multifrequency radiometer; ocean surface wind vector; polarimetric microwave radiometer; radiometry; remote sensing; risk reduction data; satellite method; satellite-based polarimetric microwave radiometer; Extraterrestrial measurements; Image sensors; Laboratories; Microwave measurements; Microwave radiometry; Microwave sensors; Oceans; Satellite broadcasting; Sea measurements; Sea surface;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1999 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5135-5
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1999.779503
