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SIMULATION OF BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES FOR THE MICROWAVE RADIOMETER ON THE AQUARIUS/SAC-D MISSION.
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TitleSIMULATION OF BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES FOR THE MICROWAVE RADIOMETER ON THE AQUARIUS/SAC-D MISSION.
AuthorKhan, Salman
KeywordsMicrowave Radiometer
WindSat
Remote Sensing
Aquarius/SAC-D
AbstractMicrowave radiometers are highly sensitive receivers capable of measuring low levels of natural blackbody microwave emissions. Remote sensing by satellite microwave radiometers flying on low-earth, polar orbiting, satellites can infer a variety of terrestrial and atmospheric geophysical parameters for scientific and operational applications, such as weather and climate prediction. The objective of this thesis is to provide realistic simulated ocean brightness temperatures for the 3-channel Microwave Radiometer (MWR), which will be launched in May 2010 on the joint NASA/CONAE Aquarius/SAC-D Mission. These data will be used for pre-launch geophysical retrieval algorithms development and validation testing. Analyses are performed to evaluate the proposed MWR measurement geometry and verify the requirements for spatial/temporal sampling. Finally, a preliminary study is performed for the post-launch inter-satellite radiometric calibration using the WindSat polarimetric radiometer on the Coriolis satellite.
AdviserJones, W. Linwood
PublisherUniversity of Central Florida
DegreeM.S.E.E.
Degree DisciplineSchool of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Degree GrantorEngineering and Computer Science
Degree ProgramElectrical Engineering MSEE
Graduation Date2009-01-01
TypeMaster's thesis
Access LevelPublic - Allow Worldwide Access
Release Date2009-09-18
RepositoryUniversity Archives
Repository CollectionElectronic Theses and Dissertations
IdentifierCFE0002821
Access Linkhttp://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0002821

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