PAU-SA: A Synthetic Aperture Interferometric Radiometer Test Bed for Potential Improvements in Future Missions

PAU-SA: A Synthetic Aperture Interferometric Radiometer Test Bed for Potential Improvements in Future Missions

The Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission is an Earth Explorer Opportunity mission from the European Space Agency (ESA). Its goal is to produce global maps of soil moisture and ocean salinity using the Microwave Imaging Radiometer by Aperture Synthesis (MIRAS). The purpose of the Passive A...

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Main Authors: Merce Vall-llosera, Giuseppe Forte, Hyuk Park, Enric Valencia-Domènech, Nereida Rodriguez-Alvarez, Adriano Camps, Xavi Bosch-Lluis, Isaac Ramos-Perez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-06-01
Series:Sensors
Subjects:
microware
interferometric radiometer
calibration
soil moisture and ocean salinity
SMOS
Passive Advanced Unit Synthetic Aperture (PAU-SA)
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/12/6/7738

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