The role of mutual coupling in the performance of synthetic aperture radiometers

Radio Science

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 767-779

  Weissman, David E ^a   Le Vine, David M ^b  

^a HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; RADIOMETERS; SOIL MOISTURE; SYNTHETIC APERTURES; AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENTS; ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; MOISTURE; RADIOMETRY; SOILS;

CORRELATION RADIOMETERS; ELECTRONICALLY-SCANNED; ELEMENTARY ANTENNA; FORMATION OF IMAGE; ON-BOARD CALIBRATION; PROTOTYPE INSTRUMENT; SMALL DISPLACEMENT; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADIOMETERS;

FIGHTER AIRCRAFT; RADIOMETERS;

ELECTRONICALLY SCANNED THINNED ARRAY RADIOMETER; MUTUAL COUPLING; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADIOMETERS;

EID: 85034290889     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98RS00175     Document Type: Article

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