Microwave Radiometer Systems: Design and Analysis

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Author: Niels Skou

ISBN-10: 1580539742

ISBN-13: 9781580539746

Category: Microwave Technology

Thoroughly revising and updating an Artech House classic from 1989, this authoritative resource offers you a comprehensive and current understanding of radiometer systems and shows you how to design a system based on given specifications, taking into acco

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1Introduction12Summary33The radiometer receiver : sensitivity and accuracy74Radiometer principles135Radiometer receivers on a block diagram level256The DTU noise-injection radiometers example477Polarimetric radiometers558Synthetic aperture radiometer principles699Calibration and linearity8110Sensitivity and stability : experiments with basic radiometer receivers9911Radiometer antennas and real aperture imaging considerations11712Relationships between swath width, footprint, integration time, sensitivity, frequency, and other parameters for satellite-borne, real aperture imaging systems13313First example of a spaceborne imager : a general-purpose mechanical scanner14714Second example of a spaceborne imager : a sea salinity/soil moisture push-broom radiometer system17115Examples of synthetic aperture radiometers197

\ BooknewsAssuming a familiarity with the basics of radiometry, this work concentrates on practical, not theoretical experiences dealing with radiometers for sensing the surface of the earth. Topics include: sensitivity and accuracy, block diagram level, the TUD noise- injection, calibration, imaging, spaceborne imagers. Acidic paper. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \