Title :
APMIR: an airborne polarimeter designed for high accuracy
Author :
Bobak, Justin P. ; Hicks, Brian C. ; Rose, Louis A. ; McGlothlin, Norman R. ; Quinn, Steven R. ; Dowgiallo, David J. ; VonRentzell, Troy E.
Author_Institution :
Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
The Airborne Polarimetric Microwave Imaging Radiometer (APMIR) has been developed at the Naval Research Laboratory. This instrument was designed primarily as a calibration tool for satellite sensors. As such, the system design began with a challenging error budget. The design and construction followed from the error budget. The system has flown several times. This paper focuses on the design of the instrument and preliminary results.
Keywords :
microwave imaging; oceanographic equipment; polarimeters; radiometers; radiometry; remote sensing; Airborne Polarimetric Microwave Imaging Radiometer design; Naval Research Laboratory; airborne polarimeter; high accuracy; instrument design; satellite sensors; Azimuth; Calibration; Instruments; Land surface; Microwave imaging; Microwave radiometry; Oceans; Satellite broadcasting; Sea surface; Wind speed;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS 2003. Proceedings
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-933957-30-0
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.2003.178555
