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An On-Orbit Calibration Procedure For Spaceborne Microwave Radiometers Using Special Spacecraft Attitude Maneuvers, Spencer Farrar
An On-Orbit Calibration Procedure For Spaceborne Microwave Radiometers Using Special Spacecraft Attitude Maneuvers, Spencer Farrar
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This dissertation revisits, develops, and documents methods that can be used to calibrate spaceborne microwave radiometers once in orbit. The on-orbit calibration methods discussed within this dissertation can provide accurate and early results by utilizing Calibration Attitude Maneuvers (CAM), which encompasses Deep Space Calibration (DSC) and a new use of the Second Stokes (SS) analysis that can provide early and much needed insight on the performance of the instrument. This dissertation describes pre-existing and new methods of using DSC maneuvers as well as a simplified use of the SS procedure. Over TRMM's 17 years of operation it has provided invaluable …