MICROWAVE RADIOMETRY AND THE NOLC X-BAND RADIOMETER PROGRAM,
Abstract
The microwave radiometric project at NOLC consists of theoretical studies and measurements using an X-band radiometer. System parameters and operating procedures are discussed in addition to theoretical considerations of microwave radiometry. The radiometer is presented as a linear system that can be defined mathematically by well-known transform techniques. A scanning microwave pencil-beam antenna is analyzed as a low-pass filter of spatial frequencies, and the effects of finite antenna beams on mapping radiometers is discussed. Examples of radiometric temperature contrasts obtained with various targets are reported, and the effects of some target coverings on the radiometric temperature of targets are considered. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0629722
Entities
People
- J. O. Hooper
Organizations
- Naval Ordnance Laboratory