A review of RFI mitigation techniques in microwave radiometry

Radio frequency interference (RFI) is a well-known problem in microwave radiometry (MWR). Any undesired signal overlapping the MWR protected frequency bands introduces a bias in the measurements, which can corrupt the retrieved geophysical parameters. This paper presents a literature review of RFI d...

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Autores: Querol, Jorge, Pérez Portero, Adrián|||0000-0003-2736-1028, Camps Carmona, Adriano José|||0000-0002-9514-4992
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/180213
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/180213
https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs11243042
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Radio frequency identification systems
Radio frequency
Radio frequency interference (RFI) detection
RFI mitigation
Microwave radiometers
Time domain
Frequency domain
Statistical methods
Polarimetry
Real aperture radiometer
Synthetic aperture radiometer
Sistemes d'identificació per radiofreqüència
Radiofreqüència
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació
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Sumario:Radio frequency interference (RFI) is a well-known problem in microwave radiometry (MWR). Any undesired signal overlapping the MWR protected frequency bands introduces a bias in the measurements, which can corrupt the retrieved geophysical parameters. This paper presents a literature review of RFI detection and mitigation techniques for microwave radiometry from space. The reviewed techniques are divided between real aperture and aperture synthesis. A discussion and assessment of the application of RFI mitigation techniques is presented for each type of radiometer.