Analysis of array distortion in a microwave interferometric radiometer: Application to the GeoSTAR project

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1958-1966

  Torres, Francesc ^a,b   Tanner, Alan B ^c   Brown, Shannon T ^a,c   Lambrigsten, Bjorn H ^c  

^a IEEE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Array; Distortion; Error analysis; Interferometry; Radiometry; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

RADIOMETRIC ERROR; SAMPLING ERRORS; THERMAL CONSTRAINTS;

ACOUSTIC EQUIPMENT; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INTERFEROMETRY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SIGNAL DISTORTION;

RADIOMETERS;

EID: 34347252588     PISSN: 01962892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2007.898093     Document Type: Conference Paper

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