NDLI: SMOS brightness temperature measurements and end-to-end calibration

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Torres, F. Cordelia, I. Duffo, N. Martin-Neird, M.
Copyright Year	2011
Description	Author affiliation: Remote Sensing Laboratory, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, SMOS Barcelona Expert Centre, Spain (Torres, F.; Cordelia, I.; Duffo, N.) \|\| European Space Agency (ESA-ESTEC). Noordwijk. The Netherlands (Martin-Neird, M.)
Abstract	SMOS is the acronym for the Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity mission by the European Space Agency (ESA) [1]. Its single payload, the Microwave Imaging Radiometer using Aperture Synthesis (MIRAS), was launched in November 2009. After a six months Commissioning Phase SMOS entered in operational mode in May 2010. Since then SMOS has been delivering a large amount of data to successfully produce the first relevant scientific results. In order to provide accurate measurements, MIRAS requires a complex multi-step calibration procedure that was successfully tested both during pre-flight ground tests and Commissioning Phase activities. Additionally, an assessment of SMOS system performance in terms of short and long term stability, radiometric sensitivity and radiometric accuracy was also produced. In this context, this work is devoted to provide a high level overview of MIRAS calibration scheme by focusing on the rationale behind it. $^{1}$
Starting Page	3495
Ending Page	3498
File Size	374329
Page Count	4
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781457710032
ISSN	21537003
e-ISBN	9781457710056
DOI	10.1109/IGARSS.2011.6049974
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2011-07-24
Publisher Place	Canada
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Calibration Temperature measurement Extraterrestrial measurements Radiometry Brightness temperature Receivers Antenna measurements calibration Remote sensing SMOS radiometer interferometer
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

Sl.	Authority	Responsibilities	Communication Details
1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
5	Website/Portal (Helpdesk)	Queries regarding NDLI and its services	support@ndl.gov.in
6	Contents and Copyright Issues	Queries related to content curation and copyright issues	content@ndl.gov.in
7	National Digital Library of India Club (NDLI Club)	Queries related to NDLI Club formation, support, user awareness program, seminar/symposium, collaboration, social media, promotion, and outreach	clubsupport@ndl.gov.in
8	Digital Preservation Centre (DPC)	Assistance with digitizing and archiving copyright-free printed books	dpc@ndl.gov.in
9	IDR Setup or Support	Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops	idr@ndl.gov.in

Residual calibration error impact on SMOS SLL performance

Reference Radiometer of SMOS: Development and Calibration

Phase error assessment of MIRAS/SMOS by means of the redundant space calibration

Performance of a spatial error correction technique in SMOS brightness temperature images

In-orbit performance of the SMOS reference radiometers - results from the early commissioning phase

Aquarius/SAC-D Microwave Radiometer (MWR): Instrument description & brightness temperature calibration

Minimization of Image Distortion in SMOS Brightness Temperature Maps Over the Ocean

Temperature variation compensation in engineering model of MIRAS reference radiometer

SMOS calibration and validation over the Salar de Uyuni

SMOS brightness temperature measurements and end-to-end calibration

Similar Documents

Residual calibration error impact on SMOS SLL performance

Reference Radiometer of SMOS: Development and Calibration

Phase error assessment of MIRAS/SMOS by means of the redundant space calibration

Performance of a spatial error correction technique in SMOS brightness temperature images

In-orbit performance of the SMOS reference radiometers - results from the early commissioning phase

Aquarius/SAC-D Microwave Radiometer (MWR): Instrument description & brightness temperature calibration

Minimization of Image Distortion in SMOS Brightness Temperature Maps Over the Ocean

Temperature variation compensation in engineering model of MIRAS reference radiometer

SMOS calibration and validation over the Salar de Uyuni

SMOS brightness temperature measurements and end-to-end calibration