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Microwave aperture synthesis radiometry: paving the path for sea surface salinity measurement from space
Font, J.; Camps, A.; Ballabrera-Poy, J. (2008). Microwave aperture synthesis radiometry: paving the path for sea surface salinity measurement from space, in: Barale, V. et al. (Ed.) Remote sensing of the European seas. pp. 223-238
In: Barale, V.; Gade, M. (Ed.) (2008). Remote sensing of the European seas. Springer Science+Business Media: Heidelberg. ISBN 978-1-4020-6771-6. XXII, 514 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6772-3, meer
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Trefwoorden
    Analytical techniques > Interferometry
    Aperture imaging
    Earth observations (from space)
    Equipment > Remote sensing equipment > Measuring devices > Radiometers > Microwave radiometers
    Measurement
    Measuring instruments
    Remote sensing
    Sea surface salinity
    Marien/Kust
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  • Font, J.
  • Camps, A.
  • Ballabrera-Poy, J.
Abstract
    This chapter summarises the main objectives and characteristics of the ESA’s SMOS mission and its remote sensing applications. The SMOS payload is MIRAS, a new type of instrument in Earth observation: the first two-dimensional aperture synthesis interferometric radiometer. It operates at L-band, has multi-angular and multi-look imaging capabilities, and can be operated in dual-polarisation or full-polarimetric modes. Due to its novelty, the principles of operation, imaging characteristics and its main performance parameters (spatial resolution and radiometric sensitivity and accuracy) are described, as well as the approach selected in the retrieval algorithms of sea surface salinity.
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