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The microwave interferometric reflectometer. Part II: Back-end and processor descriptions
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Author:
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Pascual Biosca, Daniel; Onrubia Ibáñez, Raúl; Alonso Arroyo, Alberto; Hyuk, Park; Camps Carmona, Adriano José
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Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Teoria del Senyal i Comunicacions; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. RSLAB - Grup de Recerca en Teledetecció |
Abstract:
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This paper describes the Microwave Interferometric Reflectometer (MIR) instrument back-end for GNSS reflectometry (GNSS-R) applications. MIR uses the interferometric (iGNSS-R) and conventional (cGNSS-R) techniques for altimetry and scatterometric observations. MIR is intended for low altitude aircrafts, and can track up to 4 pairs of satellite/reflection points simultaneously. The back-end computes real-time 2D cross-correlations in the delay/Doppler plane and performs incoherent averaging after proper delay and Doppler tracking. Initial results from ground measurements are shown. |
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Peer Reviewed |
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-Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació::Radiocomunicació i exploració electromagnètica -Global Positioning System -Interferometry -Altitudes--Measurement -Altimetry -Global Navigation Satellite System Reflectometer (GNSS-R) -Passive Reflectometry and Interferometry System (PARIS) -GNSS (Sistema de navegació) -Interferometria -Altituds -- Mesurament |
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Article - Published version Conference Object |
Published by:
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
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