Radiometric Complex Traverse
Function
Measurements from a pier, platform or a ship in microwave bands (3.6 to 90 GHz) and at thermal IR frequencies to study the sea surface parameters and the ocean-atmosphere interaction.
Description
Radiometric complex Traverse consists of a set of microwave and IR radiometers, mounted on a automatic rotating platform. The PC-controlled platform provides observations along any specified angle path in the range from nadir to zenith and over 300° in azimuth. Multifrequency angular measurements allow estimation of the surface wave parameters, in particular the gravity-capillary wave spectrum and long wave mean slope, as well as determination of atmospheric parameters.
Since 1999, the complex is used in a series of field experiments on sea surface remote sensing from a pier in Gelendzhik and a platform in Katsiveli (Black Sea).
Main characteristics
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Instrument
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R-IR
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R-03
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R-08
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R-15
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R-80
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Wavelengths
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8‑12 μm
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3 mm
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8 mm
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1,5 sm
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8 sm
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Polarization
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–
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V, H
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V, H,
±45°
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V, H,
±45°
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V
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Beam width, deg.
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1
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9
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9
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9
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15
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Sensitivity, Ê
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0,10
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0,15
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0,15
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0,15
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0,10
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Aperture, mm
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Æ360
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Complex "Traverse"
Contacts
Microwave Radiometry Laboratory
Alexey V. Kuzmin, Head of Laboratory +7(495)333-43-02, Alexey.Kuzmin@asp.iki.rssi.ru
Michael N. Pospelov +7(495)333-50-78, Michael.Pospelov@iki.rssi.ru