Purpose and area of application
- determination of the profile of water vapors, liquid droplet moisture, nature of rain precipitation over the sea, soil humidity;
- determination of temperature of ground surface;
- determination of boundaries and water content of snow cover, boundaries of ice cover, boundaries of oil spill;
- investigation of ozone layer status (ozone line of 96,229 and 101.737 GHz).
Technical characteristics
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Operating frequency band, GHz
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95±10
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Number of channels
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20
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Dynamic range for radio brightness temperature measurement, K
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10 – 330
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Polarization
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linear
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Isolation on polarization, dB, not less
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20,0
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Operating frequency band within receiving channels, GHz
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0,3
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Fluctuation sensitivity, K
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0,25
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Measurement error, K
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±1,0
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Warm-up time, min., up to
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20
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Radiometer output signals are represented with digit capacity, not less
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8
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Power consumption from on-board power system (28 +6/-4 V), W, up to
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150
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Weight of the radiometer without antenna, kg
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5,0
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