Synthetic aperture imaging radiometer

William J. Wilson; Alan B. Tanner

doi:10.1117/12.152600

19 August 1993 Synthetic aperture imaging radiometer

William J. Wilson, Alan B. Tanner

Proceedings Volume 1935, Microwave Instrumentation for Remote Sensing of the Earth; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.152600
Event: Optical Engineering and Photonics in Aerospace Sensing, 1993, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

A concept for a high spatial resolution passive microwave instrument is presented. In a low Earth orbit, the Synthetic Aperture Imaging Radiometer (SAIR) instrument would provide microwave images with a 5 km spatial resolution, that is 10 times better than current spaceborne passive microwave sensors. The scientific applications would be for high spatial resolution measurements of sea and land ice, snow cover, and rainfall. The SAIR would be a low cost, low mass, non-scanning instrument that could be launched with a small launch vehicle.

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William J. Wilson and Alan B. Tanner "Synthetic aperture imaging radiometer", Proc. SPIE 1935, Microwave Instrumentation for Remote Sensing of the Earth, (19 August 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.152600

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