RETRIEVAL OF ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE PARAMETERS FROM MULTI-CHANNEL MICROWAVE EXTINCTION ALONG SATELLITE-EARTH PATH| Session Chairs: | Steven Reising, Ji Wu, Albin Gasiewski |
The progress in observation and data inversion techniques, as well as transceiver technology from radio frequencies to the higher microwave frequencies, has generated increased interest in using the millimeter-wave spectrum (i.e., frequencies above 30 GHz) for remote sensing. This session focuses on new developments in millimeter-wave propagation models and experiments, including the effects of reflection, refraction, emission and scintillation, along with their application in passive and active remote sensing. Passive systems for remote sensing include atmospheric sounders, surface imagers and path-dependent transmissometers that can be realized by using either real aperture antennas, aperture synthesis or interferometers. Active systems for remote sensing include monostatic, bistatic, and multistatic radars, as well as, all forms of phased-, and digitally beamformed arrays and synthetic aperture systems. Papers are welcomed that focus on one or more of the above areas as applied to remote sensing of the environment.
16:00 F04.1 RETRIEVAL OF ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE PARAMETERS FROM MULTI-CHANNEL MICROWAVE EXTINCTION ALONG SATELLITE-EARTH PATH
W. He, H. Chen
LAGEO, Institue of Atmospheric Physics,Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China
16:20 F04.2 RAIN-INDUCED DISTORTION OF WIDEBAND SIGNALS IN DEPENDENCE OF POLARISATION AND FREQUENCY
M. Chandra
Microwave Engineering and Electromagnetic Theory, Technische Universitaet Chemnitz, Chemnitz, Germany
16:40 F04.3 EARTH-SPACE PROPAGATION THROUGH RAIN AND ASSOCIATED TROPOSPHERIC PROCESSES AT A TROPICAL LOCATION
A. Maitra, A. Adhikari, T. Sarkar, S. Das
S. K. Mitra Centre for Research in Space Environment, Instituite of Radio Physics and Electronics, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
17:00 F04.4 LONG DISTANCE WAVE PROPAGATION THROUGH RAIN AT HIGH MILLIMETER-WAVE FREQUENCIES
K. Sarabandi, A. Nashashibi
Electrical engineering and computer science, The University of Michigan, ann arbor, Michigan, United States
17:20 F04.5 ON ALMA SOLAR OBSERVING PROGRAM
Y. Yan1, T. Bastian2, I. Team3
1National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
2National Radio Astronomy Observatory, VA, USA
3The International Team, International, Team