Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
The Aquarius/SAC-D observatory was launched on June 10, 2011 and the Aquarius instrument has been collecting data continuously since late August. One of the unique features of the L-band radiometers comprising Aquarius is the presence of a polarimetric channel to measure the third Stokes parameter. The purpose is to provide a measure of Faraday rotation, which can be important for remote sensing at L-band, especially in the case of remote sensing of salinity which requires high precision. Initial results are presented here showing a reasonable agreement between retrieved and modeled Faraday rotation and also the "noisy" behavior at land-water boundaries and other mixed scenes predicted by theory.
Keywords:
Earth Resources and Remote Sensing
Type:
GSFC-E-DAA-TN9188
,
Microwave Radiometry and Remote Sensing of the Environment (MicroRad); Mar 05, 2012 - Mar 09, 2012; Frascati, Italy; Italy
Format:
application/pdf
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