The Aquarius/SAC-D observatory was launched into a 657-km altitude, 6-PM ascending node, sun-synchronous polar orbit from Vandenberg, California, USA on June 10, 2011. The Aquarius instrument was commissioned two months after launch and began operating in mission mode August 25. The Aquarius radiometer meets all engineering requirements, exhibited initial calibration biases within expected error bars, and continues to operate well. A review of the instrument design, discussion of early on-orbit performance and calibration assessment, and investigation of an on-going calibration drift are summarized in this abstract.


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    Titel :

    Aquarius Radiometer Performance: Early On-Orbit Calibration and Results


    Beteiligte:
    J. R. Piepmeier (Autor:in) / D. M. LeVine (Autor:in) / S. H. Yueh (Autor:in) / F. Wentz (Autor:in) / C. Ruf (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2012


    Format / Umfang :

    4 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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