A polarimetric survey of radio-frequency interference in C- and X-bands in the continental United States using WindSat radiometry

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 540-547

  Ellingson, Steven W ^a,b   Johnson, Joel T ^a,c,d  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

^c The Ohio State University   (United States)

^d International Union of Radio Science ^*

Author keywords

Land remote sensing; Microwave radiometry; Radio frequency interference (RFI)

Indexed keywords

LAND REMOTE SENSING; MICROWAVE RADIOMETRY; RADIO-FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE (RFI);

AIRCRAFT; BANDWIDTH; POLARIZATION; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITES; STATISTICAL METHODS;

RADIOMETRY;

EID: 33244455946     PISSN: 01962892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2005.856131     Document Type: Article

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