Title

Relative calibration of scatterometer antennas using land targets

Abstract

The NASA scatterometer (NSCAT) antennas are cross-calibrated using a simple method. The method forces all antennas to the reference value of the average σ0 from all beams. The corrections are calculated as differences between the measurements and the reference σ0(θ) response. The magnitude of the corrections clearly shows the necessity of an on-orbit calibration. The corrected σ0 data set is input to wind retrieval algorithms. The advantage of the method is its simplicity and relatively fast convergence compared to other methods (ground station, ocean measurements).

Publication Date

1-1-1998

Publication Title

Conference Proceedings - IEEE SOUTHEASTCON

Number of Pages

334-337

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

scopus

Socpus ID

0031649053 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/0031649053

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