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PBMR
Push Broom Microwave Radiometer

The Push Broom Microwave Radiometer (PBMR) was developed by NASA's Langley Research Center. It operates at a frequency of 1.413 and has a total coverage 1.2 times the aircraft altitude. PBMR uses passive remote microwave sensing technique to measure soil moisture.

NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory passes Antarctica's tallest peak, Mount Vinson, on Oct. 22, 2012, during a flight over the continent to measure changes in the massive ice sheet and sea ice. Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger (Photography courtesy NASA Images)

Overview

Instrument Details

Measurement Type

Spectrometer/Radiometer

Measurement/Variables

Earth Science > Land Surface > Soils > Soil Moisture/water Content

Earth Science > Land Surface > Soils > Soil Moisture/water Content > Surface Soil Moisture

Vertical Measurement Regions

Land Surface

Temporal Resolution

0.5 s

Spatial Resolution

1.2 times the altitude

Measurement Frequency

1.413 GHz

Calibration Details

Currently unavailble

Online Information

https://doi.org/10.1029/93WR03057

Lead Investigator
R.F. Harrington, R.W. Lawrence
Technical Contact
R.F. Harrington, R.W. Lawrence
Instrument Maker
NASA
Funding Source
NASA, USDA
Overview Publications
Currently unavailable
Repository
- Unpublished

Instrument Operation

Platform

Campaigns, where the platform was used with this instrument

C-130 Hercules

15 Campaigns · 85 Instruments

First International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project (ISLSCP) Field Experiment

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· 101 Data Products

Data Products

There are no data products linked to this campaign in CASEI - yet.