Sun-tracking microwave radiometry (STMW) is a ground-based technique where the Sun is used as a beacon source to infer the atmospheric path attenuation in all-weather conditions. STMW shows an appealing potential for overcoming the difficulties to perform satellite-to-Earth radiopropagation experiments in the unexplored millimeterwave and submillimeter-wave frequency region, especially where experimental data from a beacon receiver are not available. The theoretical framework and the ad hoc procedures and data processing developed in the last 5 years will be presented, together with the estimate of the overall error budget. The application and experimental challenges during long-term deployments, such as the field campaign of the W-band radiometric study (WRad) funded by the European Space Agency (ESA), will be reviewed.
Sun-tracking ground-based microwave radiometry. Challenges and applications / Marzano, F. S.; Biscarini, M.; Luini, L.; Riva, C.; Cimini, D.; Gentile, S.; Nilo, S. T.; Di Paola, F.; Romano, F.; Milani, L.; Martellucci, A.. - (2021), pp. 1437-1440. (Intervento presentato al convegno International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium tenutosi a Brussels; Belgium) [10.1109/IGARSS47720.2021.9553185].
Sun-tracking ground-based microwave radiometry. Challenges and applications
Marzano, F. S.;Biscarini, M.
;Luini, L.;Cimini, D.;
2021
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Sun-tracking microwave radiometry (STMW) is a ground-based technique where the Sun is used as a beacon source to infer the atmospheric path attenuation in all-weather conditions. STMW shows an appealing potential for overcoming the difficulties to perform satellite-to-Earth radiopropagation experiments in the unexplored millimeterwave and submillimeter-wave frequency region, especially where experimental data from a beacon receiver are not available. The theoretical framework and the ad hoc procedures and data processing developed in the last 5 years will be presented, together with the estimate of the overall error budget. The application and experimental challenges during long-term deployments, such as the field campaign of the W-band radiometric study (WRad) funded by the European Space Agency (ESA), will be reviewed.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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