Redundant space calibration of hexagonal and Y-shaped beamforming radars and interferometric radiometers

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 24, Issue 24, 2003, Pages 5183-5196

  Camps, A ^a   Torres, F ^a   Lopez Dekker, P ^b   Frasier, S J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b University of Massachusetts   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA ARRAYS; CALIBRATION; INTERFEROMETRY; RADAR; RADAR IMAGING; RADIOMETERS;

TURBULENT EDDY PROFILER (TEP);

REMOTE SENSING;

ANTENNA; CALIBRATION; INSTRUMENTATION; RADAR IMAGERY; SATELLITE;

EID: 0348108149     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0143116031000070337     Document Type: Article

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