| Author(s): |
James P. Randa; Amanda Cox; David K. Walker; |
| Title: |
Proposal for Development of a National Microwave Brightness-Temperature Standard |
| Published: |
September 01, 2006 |
| Abstract: |
We review the advantages of a national standard for microwave brightness temperature and outline our proposed approach toward developing such a standard. The proposal is a combined standard that would comprise both a standard radiometer, traceable to primary noise standards, and a fully characterized standard target. We also review our recent work on development of a standard radiometer and on characterization of calibration targets. |
| Conference: |
SPIE |
| Proceedings: |
Digest of SPIE Conference on Atmospheric and Environmental Remote Sensing Data Processing & Utilization II |
| Volume: |
6301 |
| Location: |
San Diego, CA |
| Dates: |
August 16-17, 2006 |
| Keywords: |
Brightness temperature, microwave radiometry, radiometer calibration, remote sensing, standards |
| Research Areas: |
Electromagnetics |
| PDF version: |
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