分类: 地球科学 >> 空间物理学 提交时间: 2016-05-03
摘要: HY-2 satellite, the first ocean dynamic satellite of China, was launched in August 2011, carrying a dual frequency (Ku band and C band) altimeter, to measure the global mean sea level [1]. To provide truly sea level measurements, in-orbit calibration is essential. This paper concerns the transponder in-orbit calibration method. A signal reconstructive transponder for HY-2 altimeter in-orbit calibration is presented. Different from the existing bent-pipe ones, this kind of transponder can capture and track altimeter pulses, record them, and reconstruct the chirp pulses, transmit them back to the altimeter. It is carried on a SUV, reduces requirement for a permanent installation site. With the characteristics of capture and record altimeter signals, the HY-2 altimeter inner path delay and clock drift could be derived from the calibration data.
分类: 地球科学 >> 空间物理学 提交时间: 2016-05-03
摘要: Sea surface salinity (SSS) plays an important role in global water cycle. In recent years, satellite based remote sensing has proven to be a promising approach for global SSS observation. A new payload concept, named MICAP (microwave imager combined active and passive), has been introduced in this paper. MICAP is a suit of active/passive instrument package, which includes L/C/K band one-dimensional MIR (microwave interferometric radiometer) and L-band DBF (digital beamforming) scatterometer, sharing a parabolic cylinder reflector. MICAP has been selected to be a candidate payload for future Chinese ocean salinity mission. In this paper, the MICAP instrument concept, specification and preliminary system design will be introduced.