THE ACTIVE MICROWAVE INSTRUMENT ON-BOARD THE ERS-1 SATELLITE

被引：145

作者：

ATTEMA, EPW

机构：

[1] European Space Res & Technol, Centre, Netherlands

来源：

PROCEEDINGS OF THE IEEE | 1991年 / 79卷 / 06期

关键词：

Data Processing - Radar - Synthetic Aperture - Radiometers - Satellites - Instruments;

D O I：

10.1109/5.90158

中图分类号：

TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];

学科分类号：

0808 ; 0809 ;

摘要：

The Active Microwave Instrument (AMI) is a combination of a C-band (5.3 GHz), VV polarization, Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), and a Wind Scattermeter. It is being carried on the first European Remote Sensing Satellite ERS-1. Its primary geophysical data products are ocean surface wind speed and direction, ocean wave length and direction, and high resolution radar-mapping of land, ocean, ice, and coastal zones. The ERS-1 payload also includes a radar altimeter, an along-track scanning infrared radiometer, a microwave sounder, a precision range and range rate measuring equipment, and a laser retro-reflector. ERS-1 will be in a polar orbit for global mapping. Prelaunch testing has shown that the quality of the AMI data products are meeting the mission objectives with margin.

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页码：791 / 799

页数：9