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Microwave radiometer systems : design and analysis /

Annotation Microwave radiometers are tools used for passive microwave remote sensing--"a technological process that allows for the measurement of important parameters that help professionals understand and predict climate and weather patterns. Written by leading experts in industry and academia...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Skou, Niels, 1947-
Otros Autores: Le Vine, D. M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston : Artech House, ©2006.
Edición:2nd ed.
Colección:Artech House remote sensing library.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The radiometer receiver : sensitivity and accuracy
  • Radiometer principles
  • Radiometer receivers on a block diagram level
  • The DTU noise-injection radiometers example
  • Polarimetric radiometers
  • Synthetic aperture radiometer principles
  • Calibration and linearity
  • Sensitivity and stability : experimetns with basic radiometer receivers
  • Radiometer antennas and real aperture imaging considerations
  • Relationships between swath width, footprint, integration time, sensitivity, frequency, and other parameters for satellite-borne, real aperture imaging systems
  • First example of a spaceborne imager : a general-purpose mechanical scanner
  • Second example of a spaceborne imager : a sea salinity/soil moisture push-broom radiometer system
  • Examples of synthetic aperture radiometers.