Ultra-High-Performance C-and L-Band Radiometer System for Future Spaceborne Ocean Missions
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2019

A next-generation real-Aperture spaceborne radiometer system for high-quality ocean measurements is discussed. Instead of illuminating the antenna reflector by a classical feed array of horn antennas in a one-feed-per-beam configuration, a multi-feed-per-beam configuration is chosen. Each antenna beam is thus created by adding the outputs from many small antenna elements in the feed array, thus providing an antenna beam of unsurpassed quality. This solves the classical polarization purity and land/sea contamination issues. The concept requires many microwave receivers and fast analog-To-digital converters as well as fast digital signal processing onboard the satellite. This is discussed, and resource budgets, especially concerning power, are provided.

Focal plane array (FPA)

receiver

microwave

radiometer

Författare

N. Skou

Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU)

S. S. Søbjærg

Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU)

S.S. Kristensen

Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU)

C. Cappellin

TICRA

Katrine Pontoppidan

TICRA

J. R. De Lasson

TICRA

Marianna Ivashina

Chalmers, Elektroteknik, Kommunikation, Antenner och Optiska Nätverk

Oleg Iupikov

Chalmers, Elektroteknik, Kommunikation, Antenner och Optiska Nätverk

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing

1939-1404 (ISSN) 2151-1535 (eISSN)

Vol. 12 6 1670-1678 8649618

Ämneskategorier

Telekommunikation

Signalbehandling

Annan elektroteknik och elektronik

DOI

10.1109/JSTARS.2019.2894846

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