MICROWAVE TEMPERATURE MAPPING WITH AN AIRBORNE ANTENNA,

Abstract

The application of microwave radiometry to terrain mapping from an airborne vehicle is discussed. An attempt is made to set up an appropriate mathematical model of the scanning situation and to derive equations describing it. Several of these equations are used to calculate such quantities as the optimum scan rate, the energy available for activating a detector, and the temperature and space resolution capabilities of a finite-beam-width antenna. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 10, 1963
Accession Number
AD0424765

Entities

People

  • J. B. Roberts

Organizations

  • Naval Ordnance Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airborne
  • Detectors
  • Equations
  • Mathematical Models
  • Microwaves
  • Models
  • Radiometry
  • Scanning
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Space