Performance of an L-Band antenna for radiometric measurements

Author

Ogut, M. ; Lang, R. ; Wasylkiwskyj, W. ; Kurum, M. ; O´Neill, P.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., George Washington Univ., Washington, DC, USA

fYear

2013

fDate

9-12 Jan. 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

1

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to discuss the performance of a new L-Band, truck-mounted radiometer antenna. This new low loss antenna has been designed to increase the calibration stability of the ComRAD radiometer system. ComRAD is a dual polarized combined radar radiometer system operating as a radar at 1.3 GHz and as a radiometer at 1.413 GHz. It utilizes the same antenna for both frequencies. ComRAD is used to develop algorithms for the sensing of soil moisture in the presence of vegetation. The system is presently being employed to monitor agricultural crops over the growing cycle in preparation for the upcoming SMAP (Soil Moisture Active Passive) satellite mission.

Keywords

UHF antennas; radar antennas; radiometers; remote sensing by radar; ComRAD radiometer system; L-band antenna; SMAP; agricultural crop monitoring; calibration stability; dual polarized combined radar radiometer; frequency 1.3 GHz; frequency 1.413 GHz; radiometric measurement; soil moisture active passive satellite mission; truck mounted radiometer antenna; Antenna measurements; L-band; NASA; Radar antennas; Radiometry; Temperature measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Radio Science Meeting (USNC-URSI NRSM), 2013 US National Committee of URSI National

Conference_Location

Boulder, CO

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-4776-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/USNC-URSI-NRSM.2013.6525011

Filename

6525011