Design and development of the Sentinel-3 Microwave Radiometer

Marc Bergadà; Patricia Brotons; Yolanda Camacho; Leila Díez; Ataúlfo Gamonal; J. Luis García; Raquel González; Alberto Pacheco; M. Ángel Palacios; Ulf Klein

doi:10.1117/12.864575

13 October 2010 Design and development of the Sentinel-3 Microwave Radiometer

Marc Bergadà, Patricia Brotons, Yolanda Camacho, Leila Díez, Ataúlfo Gamonal, J. Luis García, Raquel González, Alberto Pacheco, M. Ángel Palacios, Ulf Klein

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Proceedings Volume 7826, Sensors, Systems, and Next-Generation Satellites XIV; 78260M (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.864575
Event: SPIE Remote Sensing, 2010, Toulouse, France

Abstract

The Sentinel-3 (S-3) Microwave Radiometer (MWR) is being developed by EADS CASA Espacio (ECE) under contract with Thales Alenia Space France (TAS-F) and the European Space Agency (ESA). This instrument, along with a radar altimeter and a precise orbit determination package, is part of a topographic mission in the frame of the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) programme. The MWR will determine the amount of humidity in the atmosphere in order to correct for the wet tropospheric path delay of the altimeter data by means of brightness temperature measurements at 23.8 GHz and 36.5 GHz. This paper describes the design and development plan for the MWR instrument.

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Marc Bergadà, Patricia Brotons, Yolanda Camacho, Leila Díez, Ataúlfo Gamonal, J. Luis García, Raquel González, Alberto Pacheco, M. Ángel Palacios, and Ulf Klein "Design and development of the Sentinel-3 Microwave Radiometer", Proc. SPIE 7826, Sensors, Systems, and Next-Generation Satellites XIV, 78260M (13 October 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.864575

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