• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한원격탐사학회 2004년도 Proceedings of ISRS 2004
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• pp.577-580
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• 2004

To overcome with large size noise source distribution network design difficulty in interferometric radiometer system, especially for sub-Y-type array, a new on-board calibration technique using noise re-radiation is proposed in this paper. The suggested calibration technique is using noise re-radiation effect of center antenna after noise source injection from matched load. This approach is especially proper to sub-Y-type array interferometric synthetic aperture radiometer in mm-wave frequency band. Compared with noise injection network of a conventional synthetic aperture radiometer, the system mass, volume, and hardware complexity is reduced and cost-effective. Only one internal noise source, matched load, is used for injection using noise re-radiation technique a small set of sub-Y receiver channels is calibrated. Detailed calibration scenario is discussed and simulation results about noise re­radiation effect are presented.

• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한원격탐사학회 2006년도 Proceedings of ISRS 2006 PORSEC Volume I
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• pp.398-401
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• 2006

Dual channel Radiometer for Earth and Atmospheric Monitoring (DREAM) is the main payload on Science and Technology SATellite-2 (STSAT-2) of Korea. DREAM is two-channel microwave radiometer with linear polarization, and operating at center frequencies of 23.8 GHz and 37 GHz. An equation for DREAM calibration is derived which accounts for losses and re-radiation in the microwave components of the radiometer due to physical temperature. This paper describes the radiometric calibration equation to get antenna temperature ($T_A$) from the measured output data. At lower altitude, the measured deep space temperature is contaminated by middle atmosphere and earth radiation. In this paper, we presented the detail mathematical formulation to find the altitude up to which cold source brightness temperature is not affected by earth and middle atmosphere radiation. The DREAMPFM data is used to calculate the performance parameters (linearity, sensitivity, dynamic range, and etc.) of the system.

• 대한전자공학회논문지TC
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• 제43권5호
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• pp.176-181
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• 2006

본 논문에서는 밀리미터파 복사계(Millimeter-wave radiometer)를 제작하고 이것를 이용하여 특정 물체의 밀리미터파 방사 에너지를 측정하기 위한 온도보정에 관한 연구를 수행 하였다. 물체에서 방사되는 열잡음 신호를 수신하여 증폭하고 검파회로를 거쳐 DC전압으로 출력하는 35GHz 대역의 근거리 디케형(Dicke type) 복사계를 제작하고, 복사계의 온도 보정과 그 특성을 소개한다. 온도범위 $299K{\sim}309K$ 에서는 온도 증가에 따른 밀리미터파 복사계의 출력전압이 매우 선형적인 결과를 얻었으며, 이 범위의 온도에서 미지의 흑체 복사에너지의 상대적인 양을 밀리미터파 복사계를 이용하여 측정이 가능하다. 또한 액체질소를 이용해 측정 온도 범위를 확대하여 실험한 결과 상온부근에서의 온도에 대한 출력전압의 선형성 보다는 오차의 범위가 커지는 경향을 보였다. 실험한 온도 범위 $214K{\sim}309K$에서 온도와 출력전압과의 관계, V= 0.03259K - 9.71289 을 얻었다.

• 한국인터넷방송통신학회논문지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.71-74
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• 2012

물체에서 방사되는 열잡음 신호를 수신하여 증폭하고 검파회로를 거쳐 DC전압으로 출력하는 35GHz 대역의 근거리 디케형(Dicke type) 복사계를 제작하고, 복사계의 온도 보정과 그 특성을 소개한다. 또한 이를 이용하여 특정 물체의 밀리미터파 방사에너지를 측정하기 위한 온도보정에 관한 연구를 수행 하였다. 온도범위 299K ~ 309K에서 온도 증가에 따른 밀리미터파 복사계의 출력전압은 선형적이었으며, 이 범위의 온도에서 미지의 흑체 복사에너지의 상대적인 양을 밀리미터파 복사계를 이용하여 측정이 가능하다. 실험한 온도 범위에서 온도와 출력전압과의 관계는 V=0.03601K - 10.70517 을 얻었다.

• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한원격탐사학회 2002년도 Proceedings of International Symposium on Remote Sensing
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• pp.598-603
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• 2002

We summarize the activities concerning to the space-borne microwave radiometer (RAD) calibration and validation (Cal/Val) in China. It is important to know in advance the brightness temperature of a given sea surface before external calibrating RAD due to its special characteristic of system. In the paper, we analyse some modeling results on sea surface emissivity and atmospheric transmissivity at different frequencies, and compare the calculated brightness temperatures with those measurements from some air-borne microwave radiometers. We also introduced the whole contents on RAD Val and developed two methods of retrieving sea surface winds. We compared the retrievals of wind speeds to those from NDBC buoys. At last, we introduce some plans of Cal/Val for testing our RAD.

• 한국우주과학회:학술대회논문집(한국우주과학회보)
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• 한국우주과학회 2008년도 한국우주과학회보 제17권2호
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• pp.31.4-32
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• 2008

The microwave instruments are used many areas of the space remote sensing and space science applications. The imaging radar of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) is well known microwave radar sensor for earth surface and ocean research. Unlike radar, microwave radiometer is passive instrument and it measures the emission energy of target, i.e. brightness temperature BT, from earth surface and atmosphere. From measured BT, the geophysical data like cloud liquid water, water vapor, sea surface temperature, surface permittivity can be retrieved. In this paper, the radiometer characteristics, system configuration and principle of BT measurement are described. Also the radiometer instruments TRMM, GPM, SMOS for earth climate, and ocean salinity research are introduce. As first korean microwave payload on STSAT-2, the DREAM (Dual-channels Radiometer for Earth and Atmosphere Monitoring) is described the mission, system configuration and operation plan for life time of two years. The main issues of DREAM unlike other spaceborne radiometers, will be addressed. The calibration is the one of main issues of DREAM mission and how it contribute on the space borne radiometer. In conclusion, the radiometer instrument to space science application will be considered.

• 전자공학회논문지
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• 제53권5호
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• pp.163-167
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• 2016

본 논문은 밀리미터파 라디오미터를 이용한 의료응용의 한 분야인 인체 내부의 밝기온도 측정에 관한 연구이다. 밀리미터파 대역 중에서 Ka - band의 주파수 영역에서 동작하는 렌즈, 직접 검출 수신기, 캘리브레이션 소스 등을 설계 제작하여 라디오미터 시스템을 구성하였다. 밀리미터파 렌즈 초점에 수신안테나를 스캔하는 방식을 통하여 미약한 신호를 수신하였으며, 렌즈 수차를 감소시키기 위해 광선 추적 방법을 사용하여 비구면 렌즈를 설계 하였다. 직접 검출 수신기는 Dicke 타입 수신기 형태로 설계되었으며, 제작된 수신기의 잡음지수는 3.3 dB, 온도감도는 0.1 K으로 측정되었다. 라디오미터의 수신기 교정은 밀리미터파 대역에서 사용가능한 새로운 형태의 블랙바디(Black body)를 제작하여 물체의 등가 잡음온도와 출력전압의 관계를 도출하였다. 제작된 시스템을 이용하여 1.7 m 거리에서 인체의 상반신을 측정하여 약 $38^{\circ}$[C]의 밝기온도를 측정하였다. 적외선 영상과 라디오미터 영상의 비교를 통해 상반신의 밝기온도 영상을 통하여 밀리미터파 라디오미터의 의료응용 가능성을 제시하였다.

• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한원격탐사학회 2003년도 Proceedings of ACRS 2003 ISRS
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• pp.1349-1351
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• 2003

In this paper, theoretical channels model of Synthetic Aperture Radiometer is presented. Based on this model, how amplitude imbalance, phase imbalance and mutual coupling between the different channels effect brightness temperature image retrieving is analyzed. The computer simulation results are also presented to find out the cause of the along-track streaks usually appeared in the retrieved brightness temperature image. In addition, a new system calibration approach is introduced to solve this problem.

• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한원격탐사학회 1999년도 Proceedings of International Symposium on Remote Sensing
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• pp.462-467
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• 1999

In this paper, very high performance millimeter-wave radiometer of 92 GHz is presented. Radiometer system design, brightness temperature measurement and calibration methods are described. The architecture of radiometer including data acquisition, storage and digital signal processing using a notebook computer are explained and some experimental data in the laboratory are introduced. The system noise figure and total gain of implemented radiometer are 12 dB and 56 dB, respectively. The system stability is evaluated from the experiment. The difference of the detector output voltage for two targets, whose brightness temperature are 80 K and 300K, is 4 mV. The mechanical scanning method is considered to get a brightness temperature Image of the earth surface scene.

• 대기
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.521-528
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• 2015

In this study star photometry was applied to retrieve aerosol optical thickness (AOT) at night. The star photometry system consisted of small refractor, optical filters, CCD camera, and driving mount and was located in Suwon. The calibration constants were retrieved from the astronomical Langley method but standard deviations of these were more than 10% of the mean values. After the calibration the nighttime AOT was retrieved and cloud-screened in clear six days from 25 Nov. 2014 to 17 Jan. 2015. To estimate the quality of the measurements the nighttime AOT was combined with daytime AOT retrieved from sky-radiometer that was located in Seoul and 17 km away from the star photometry system. In spite of the uncertainty of the calibration constants and the spatial difference of two observation systems, the temporal changes of the nighttime AOT coincided with the daytime. The nighttime ${\AA}ngstr{\ddot{o}}m$ exponent was about 20% lower and more variable than the daytime because of the uncertainty of the calibration constants. If the calibration process is more precise, the combination of star and sun or sky photometry system can monitor the air pollution day and night constantly.