Cosmos-243 as the Starting Point for the Development of Microwave Radiometry Methods of the Earth’s Atmosphere and Surface

On September 23, 1968, the Cosmos-243 satellite was launched into orbit with four radio telescopes directed to the nadir on board. They were designed to measure the microwave radiation of the Earth’s surface and its atmosphere at wavelengths of 0.8, 1.35, 3.4, and 8.5 cm. The onboard infrared radiom...

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Published in:Izvestiya. Atmospheric and oceanic physics 2018-05, Vol.54 (3), p.275-281
Main Authors: Gorbunov, M. E., Kutuza, B. G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Atmosphere
Atmospheric physics
Climatology
Cosmos
Earth
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth atmosphere
Earth Sciences
Earth surface
Geophysics/Geodesy
Infrared radiometers
Microwave radiation
Microwave radiometers
Microwave radiometry
Physics
Radiation
Radiation measurement
Radio
Radio telescopes
Radiometers
Radiometry
Remote sensing
Satellites
Telescopes
Wavelengths
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Summary:On September 23, 1968, the Cosmos-243 satellite was launched into orbit with four radio telescopes directed to the nadir on board. They were designed to measure the microwave radiation of the Earth’s surface and its atmosphere at wavelengths of 0.8, 1.35, 3.4, and 8.5 cm. The onboard infrared radiometer measured radiation in the band of 10–11 µm in the same solid angle as the radio telescopes. This experiment, which was initiated by scientists from the Institute of Radioengineering and Electronics (IRE) and Institute of Atmospheric Physics (IAP) and, in particular, academicians V.A. Kotel’nikov and A.M. Obukhov, broke new ground in the remote sensing of the Earth from space, which is being actively developed.
ISSN:0001-4338
1555-628X
DOI:10.1134/S0001433818030076