PAU instrument aboard INTA MicroSat-1: A GNSS-R demonstration mission for sea state correction in L-band radiometry

International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 4126-4129

  Camps, A ^a   Marchan J F ^a,e   Valencia, E ^a   Ramos, I ^a   Bosch Lluis, X ^a   Rodriguez, N ^a   Park, H ^a   Alcayde, A ^b   Mollfulleda, A ^b   Galindo, J ^b   Martinez P ^b   Chavero, S ^b   Angulo, M ^c   Rius, A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b Pol Industrial Bonavista Nord   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TÉCNICA AEROESPACIAL   (Spain)

^d INSTITUT D ESTUDIS ESPACIALS DE CATALUNYA IEEC   (Spain)

^e Cartographic Institute of Catalonia ICC   (Spain)

Author keywords

GNSS; Radiometry; Reflectometry; Sea State

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE CENTERS; BASIC PRINCIPLES; GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEMS; GNSS; INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT; L-BAND RADIOMETRY; MESOSCALE; RADIOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS; REFLECTOMETRY; SEA STATE; SEA SURFACE SALINITY;

GEOLOGY; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; OCEAN CURRENTS; RADIOMETERS; RADIOMETRY; REFLECTION; REFLECTOMETERS; REMOTE SENSING; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SOIL MOISTURE;

NAVIGATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 80955124639     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IGARSS.2011.6050141     Document Type: Conference Paper

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