APMIR: An Airborne Polarimeter Designed for High Accuracy

Abstract

The Airborne Polarimetric Microwave Imaging Radiometer (APMIR) has been developed at the Naval Research Laboratory. This instrument was designed primarily as a calibration tool for satellite sensors. As such, the system design began with a challenging error budget. The design and construction followed from the error budget. The system has flown several times. This paper focuses on the design of the instrument and preliminary results.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA497747

Entities

People

  • Brian C. Hicks
  • David J. Dowgiallo
  • Justin P. Bobak
  • Louis A. Rose
  • Norman R. Mcglothlin
  • Steven R. Quinn
  • Troy E. Vonrentzell

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Acquisition
  • Airborne
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Bomb Bays
  • Control Systems
  • Data Acquisition
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Military Research
  • Polarimeters
  • Power Supplies
  • Remote Sensing
  • Temperature Gradients

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites