The Stepped Frequency Microwave Radiometer (SFMR) is a passive airborne C-band radiometer developed by ProSensing Inc. It measures brightness temperature across six frequency bands from 4.6 to 7.2 GHz. These measurements can be used to estimate rain rates and surface winds. SFMR is primarily employed for research missions involving hurricanes and tropical storms, notably by NOAA’s Hurricane Research Division (HRD). It has a spatial resolution of approximately 1.5 km and a temporal resolution of roughly 4 seconds.
Instrument Details
- Spectrometer/Radiometer
- Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Microwave > Brightness TemperatureEarth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Surface Winds > Wind SpeedEarth Science > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Precipitation Rate
- Land Surface, Troposphere
- 4 s
- 1.5 km
- 4.6-7.2 GHz
- https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11030214
Eric Uhlhorn
Eric Uhlhorn
ProSensing Inc.
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