A concept is described for passive microwave sensing of soil moisture and ocean salinity from space. The Inflatable Radiometric Imaging System (IRIS) makes use of a large-diameter, offset-fed, parabolic-torus antenna with multiple feeds, in a conical pushbroom configuration.


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    Title :

    IRIS - A concept for microwave sensing of soil moisture and ocean salinity


    Contributors:
    Moghaddam, M. (author) / Njoku, E. (author)

    Publication date :

    1997-05-07


    Type of media :

    Preprint


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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