Considerations about antenna pattern measurements of 2-D aperture synthesis radiometers
Accurate measurement of the antenna voltage patterns of large-aperture synthesis radiometers is critical in order to achieve good radiometric accuracy, and a very time consuming and expensive task. Measurement requirements and a tradeoff study relating radiometric accuracy degradation and number of...
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| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Data de publicação: | 2006 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) |
| Repositório: | UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/2123 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://hdl.handle.net/2117/2123 |
| Access Level: | Acceso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | Instrumentation for geophysical research Microwave measurements Radar Equipment and supplies Antennas (Electronics) Remote sensing antenna radiation patterns microwave imaging radiometers radiometry remote sensing by radar synthetic aperture radar 2D aperture synthesis radiometers antenna pattern measurements antenna voltage patterns radio interferometry radiometric accuracy Microones -- Mesurament Radar Sensors remots Antenes (Electrònica) Geofísica -- Aparells i instruments Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació::Radiocomunicació i exploració electromagnètica::Teledetecció |
| Resumo: | Accurate measurement of the antenna voltage patterns of large-aperture synthesis radiometers is critical in order to achieve good radiometric accuracy, and a very time consuming and expensive task. Measurement requirements and a tradeoff study relating radiometric accuracy degradation and number of elements to be measured are presented. |
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