In this age of dwindling water resources and increasing demands, accurate estimation of water balance components at every scale is more critical to end users than ever before. Several near-term Earth science satellite missions are aimed at global hydrologic observations. The Marshall Airborne Polarimetric Imaging Radiometer (MAPIR) is a dual beam, dual angle polarimetric, scanning L band passive microwave radiometer system developed by the Observing Microwave Emissions for Geophysical Applications (OMEGA) team at MSFC to support algorithm development and validation efforts in support of these missions. MAPIR observes naturally-emitted radiation from the ground primarily for remote sensing of land surface brightness temperature from which we can retrieve soil moisture and possibly surface or water temperature and ocean salinity. MAPIR has achieved Technical Readiness Level 6 with flight heritage on two very different aircraft, the NASA P-3B, and a Piper Navajo.


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    Title :

    MAPIR: An Airborne Polarmetric Imaging Radiometer in Support of Hydrologic Satellite Observations


    Contributors:
    Laymon, C. (author) / Al-Hamdan, M. (author) / Crosson, W. (author) / Limaye, A. (author) / McCracken, J. (author) / Meyer, P. (author) / Richeson, J. (author) / Sims, W. (author) / Srinivasan, K. (author) / Varnevas, K. (author)

    Conference:

    2010 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium ; 2010 ; Honolulu, HI, United States


    Publication date :

    2010-07-25


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English