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Comparison of Microwave Black-Body Target Radiometric Measurements

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Author(s)

Dave K. Walker, Dazhen Gu, Katherine MacReynolds, Randy Direen, James P. Randa, Amanda Cox, Derek A. Houtz, Robert L. Billinger

Abstract

Accurate characterization of the brightness temperature (T_B) of black-body targets used for calibrating microwave remote-sensing radiometers includes many inputs: antenna pattern and loss, target temperature, target emissivity, mechanical alignment, and radiometric T_B measurements, all of which must be calibrated against physical standards. Here we describe measurements made using several black-body targets with two different antennas within the WR-42 (18 26.5 GHz) waveguide band. Uncertainty estimates are also shown for the retrieved target T_B measurements.
Conference Dates
July 25-30, 2010
Conference Location
Honolulu, HI
Conference Title
2010 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium

Citation

Walker, D. , Gu, D. , MacReynolds, K. , Direen, R. , Randa, J. , Cox, A. , Houtz, D. and Billinger, R. (2010), Comparison of Microwave Black-Body Target Radiometric Measurements, 2010 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Honolulu, HI, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=906078 (Accessed March 29, 2024)
Created July 30, 2010, Updated February 19, 2017