Climate-Quality Calibration for Low Earth-Orbit Microwave Radiometry
Improvements in radiometric calibration are needed to achieve the desired accuracy and stability of satellite-based microwave-radiometer observations intended for the production of climate data records.
Philip W. Rosenkranz +2 more
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Numerical simulation of miniature antennas applicators of microwave radiometry for diagnostics of the functional state of the brain [PDF]
This paper describes the use of Finite Difference Time Domain technique of numerical modeling for development and simulation symmetrical dipole with triangular shoulders placed in a cylindrical housing and a spiral antenna placed in a cylindrical housing
Leushin Vitaly +6 more
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Landsat-8 Observations of Foam Coverage under Fetch-Limited Wave Development
In this paper, we aimed to clarify the problem of foam coverage dependence on wave fetch, which is of interest in satellite microwave radiometry, but for which controversial results were reported previously.
Vladimir A. Dulov +2 more
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Dielectric properties measurements of brown and white adipose tissue in rats from 0.5 to 10 GHz [PDF]
Brown adipose tissue (BAT) plays an important role in whole body metabolism and with appropriate stimulus could potentially mediate weight gain and insulin sensitivity.
Colebeck, E. +6 more
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WIRA-C: a compact 142-GHz-radiometer for continuous middle-atmospheric wind measurements [PDF]
Ground-based microwave wind radiometry provides a method to measure horizontal wind speeds at altitudes between 35 and 75 km as has been shown by various previous studies.
J. Hagen +5 more
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Prospects for Detecting Volcanic Events with Microwave Radiometry
Identifying volcanic activity on worlds with optically thick atmospheres with passive microwave radiometry has been proposed as a means of skirting the atmospheric interference that plagues near infrared observations.
Shannon M. MacKenzie, Ralph D. Lorenz
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The Use of Cryogenic HEMT Amplifiers in Wide Band Radiometers [PDF]
Advances in device fabrication, modelling and design techniques have made wide band, low noise cryogenic amplifiers available at frequencies up to 106 GHz. Microwave radiometry applications as used in radio astronomy capitalize on the low noise and large
Jarosik, Norman
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Comparative experimental validation of microwave hyperspectral atmospheric soundings in clear-sky conditions [PDF]
Accurate observations of atmospheric temperature and water vapor profiles are essential for weather forecasting and climate change detection. Hyperspectral radiance measurements afford a useful means to retrieve these thermodynamic variable fields by ...
L. Liu +6 more
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Feasibility study on application of microwave radiometry to monitor contamination level on insulator materials [PDF]
This paper introduces a novel method for monitoring contamination levels on high voltage insulators based on microwave radiometry. Present contamination monitoring solutions for high voltage insulators are only effective in predicting flashover risk when
Jiang, Y. +5 more
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Performance assessment of time–frequency RFI mitigation techniques in microwave radiometry [PDF]
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Alonso Arroyo, Alberto +5 more
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