PSR
type: Concept
in scheme: instruments
definition: The Polarimetric Scanning Radiometer (PSR) is a versatile airborne microwave imaging radiometer developed by the Georgia Institute of Technology and the NOAA Environmental Technology Laboratory for the purpose of obtaining polarimetric microwave emission imagery of the Earth's oceans, land, ice, clouds, and precipitation. The PSR consists of a set of five polarimetric radiometers housed within a gimbal-mounted scanhead drum. The scanhead drum is rotatable by the gimbal positioner so that the radiometers (Figure 2.) can view any angle within 70o elevation of nadir at any azimuthal angle (a total of 1.32 sr solid angle), as well as external hot and ambient calibration targets. The configuration thus supports conical, cross-track, along-track, fixed-angle stare, and spotlight scan modes. The PSR was designed to provide several specific and unique observational capabilities from various aircraft platforms. More Information: "http://www1.etl.noaa.gov/radiom/psr.html" [Adapted from the NOAA/ETL homepage]

Imaging Spectrometers/Radiometers
type: Concept