scholarly journals The infrared instrumentation of the mini-satellite mission BIRD

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eckehard Lorenz ◽  
Klaus Briess ◽  
Herbert Jahn ◽  
Hans-Peter Röser ◽  
Wolfgang Skrbek
Keyword(s):  
Satellite Mission ◽  
Infrared Instrumentation

Theater control of satellite mission payloads

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom Riebe ◽  
John Haaren
Keyword(s):  
Satellite Mission

scholarly journals An Accurate Reconstruction of CMB E Mode Signal over Large Angular Scales using Prior Information of CMB Covariance Matrix in ILC Algorithm

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ujjal Purkayastha ◽  
Vipin Sudevan ◽  
Rajib Saha
Keyword(s):  
Power Spectrum ◽  
Linear Combination ◽  
Covariance Matrix ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Prior Information ◽  
Future Generation ◽  
Temperature Anisotropy ◽  
Satellite Mission ◽  
Angular Power Spectrum ◽  
Accurate Reconstruction

Abstract Recently, the internal-linear-combination (ILC) method was investigated extensively in the context of reconstruction of Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) temperature anisotropy signal using observations obtained by WMAP and Planck satellite missions. In this article, we, for the first time, apply the ILC method to reconstruct the large scale CMB E mode polarization signal, which could probe the ionization history, using simulated observations of 15 frequency CMB polarization maps of future generation Cosmic Origin Explorer (COrE) satellite mission. We find that the clean power spectra, from the usual ILC, are strongly biased due to non zero CMB-foregrounds chance correlations. In order to address the issues of bias and errors we extend and improve the usual ILC method for CMB E mode reconstruction by incorporating prior information of theoretical E mode angular power spectrum while estimating the weights for linear combination of input maps (Sudevan & Saha 2018b). Using the E mode covariance matrix effectively suppresses the CMB-foreground chance correlation power leading to an accurate reconstruction of cleaned CMB E mode map and its angular power spectrum. We compare the performance of the usual ILC and the new method over large angular scales and show that the later produces significantly statistically improved results than the former. The new E mode CMB angular power spectrum contains neither any significant negative bias at the low multipoles nor any positive foreground bias at relatively higher mutlipoles. The error estimates of the cleaned spectrum agree very well with the cosmic variance induced error.

scholarly journals Groundwater Depletion Signals in the Beqaa Plain, Lebanon: Evidence from GRACE and Sentinel-1 Data

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 915
Author(s):  
Elias C. Massoud ◽  
Zhen Liu ◽  
Amin Shaban ◽  
Mhamad Hage
Keyword(s):  
Snow Water Equivalent ◽  
Water Storage ◽  
Hydrologic Cycle ◽  
Groundwater Depletion ◽  
Satellite Mission ◽  
Groundwater Storage ◽  
Significant Drop ◽  
Monitoring Wells ◽  
High Productivity ◽  
Soil Moisture Storage

Regions with high productivity of agriculture, such as the Beqaa Plain, Lebanon, often rely on groundwater supplies for irrigation demand. Recent reports have indicated that groundwater consumption in this region has been unsustainable, and quantifying rates of groundwater depletion has remained a challenge. Here, we utilize 15 years of data (June 2002–April 2017) from the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellite mission to show Total Water Storage (TWS) changes in Lebanon’s Beqaa Plain. We then obtain complimentary information on various hydrologic cycle variables, such as soil moisture storage, snow water equivalent, and canopy water storage from the Global Land Data Assimilation System (GLDAS) model, and surface water data from the largest body of water in this region, the Qaraaoun Reservoir, to disentangle the TWS signal and calculate groundwater storage changes. After combining the information from the remaining hydrologic cycle variables, we determine that the majority of the losses in TWS are due to groundwater depletion in the Beqaa Plain. Results show that the rate of groundwater storage change in the West Beqaa is nearly +0.08 cm/year, in the Rashaya District is −0.01 cm/year, and in the Zahle District the level of depletion is roughly −1.10 cm/year. Results are confirmed using Sentinel-1 interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) data, which provide high-precision measurements of land subsidence changes caused by intense groundwater usage. Furthermore, data from local monitoring wells are utilized to further showcase the significant drop in groundwater level that is occurring through much of the region. For monitoring groundwater storage changes, our recommendation is to combine various data sources, and in areas where groundwater measurements are lacking, we especially recommend the use of data from remote sensing.

scholarly journals Monitoring and prediction of hurricane tracks using GPS tropospheric products

GPS Solutions ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yohannes Getachew Ejigu ◽  
Felix Norman Teferle ◽  
Anna Klos ◽  
Bogusz Janusz ◽  
Addisu Hunegnaw
Keyword(s):  
Water Vapor ◽  
Satellite Mission ◽  
Additional Resource ◽  
Spatial And Temporal Distributions ◽  
Zenith Wet Delay ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Hurricane Tracks

AbstractWe have reconstructed integrated water vapor (IWV) using the zenith wet delays to track the properties of hurricanes and explore their spatial and temporal distributions estimated from 922 GPS stations. Our results show that a surge in GPS-derived IWV occurred at least six hours prior to the landfall of two major hurricanes (Harvey and Irma) that struck the Gulf and East Coasts of the USA in 2017. We observed enhanced IWV, in particular, for the two hurricanes landfall locations. The observed variations exhibit a correlation with the precipitation value constructed from GPM/IMERG satellite mission coinciding with hurricane storm front passage. We used GPS-IWV data as inputs for spaghetti line plots for our path predictions, helping us predict the paths of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Hence, a directly estimable zenith wet delay sourced from GPS that has not been previously reported can serve as an additional resource for improving the monitoring of hurricane paths.

scholarly journals China’s first step towards probing the expanding universe and the nature of gravity using a space borne gravitational wave antenna

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Gravitational Wave ◽  
Hubble Constant ◽  
Gravitational Wave Detector ◽  
Expanding Universe ◽  
Satellite Mission ◽  
Gravitational Wave Detection ◽  
Wave Detection ◽  
Wave Detector ◽  
Wave Antenna ◽  
Gravitational Wave Antenna

AbstractIn this perspective, we outline that a space borne gravitational wave detector network combining LISA and Taiji can be used to measure the Hubble constant with an uncertainty less than 0.5% in ten years, compared with the network of the ground based gravitational wave detectors which can measure the Hubble constant within a 2% uncertainty in the next five years by the standard siren method. Taiji is a Chinese space borne gravitational wave detection mission planned for launch in the early 2030 s. The pilot satellite mission Taiji-1 has been launched in August 2019 to verify the feasibility of Taiji. The results of a few technologies tested on Taiji-1 are presented in this paper.

scholarly journals King-Hele orbit theory for periodic orbit and attitude variations

2020 ◽  
Vol 501 (1) ◽  
pp. 1168-1187
Author(s):  
Vishal Ray ◽  
Daniel J Scheeres
Keyword(s):  
Drag Coefficient ◽  
Dynamic Parameter ◽  
Mission Design ◽  
Fourier Series Expansion ◽  
Satellite Orbits ◽  
Physical Interaction ◽  
Satellite Mission ◽  
Simplifying Assumptions ◽  
Time Variations ◽  
Specific Factors

ABSTRACT The analytical theory of satellite orbits in an atmosphere developed by King-Hele remains widely in use for satellite mission design because of its accurate approximation to numerical integration under simplifying assumptions. Over the course of six decades, modifications to the theory have addressed many of its weaknesses. However, in all subsequent modifications of the original theory, the assumption of a constant drag-coefficient has been retained. The drag-coefficient is a dynamic parameter that governs the physical interaction between the atmosphere and the satellite and depends on ambient as well as satellite specific factors. In this work, Fourier series expansion models of the drag-coefficient are incorporated in the original King-Hele theory to capture time-variations of the drag-coefficient in averaging integrals. The modified theory is validated through simulations that demonstrate the attained improvements in approximating numerical results over the original King-Hele formulation.

scholarly journals From GPS Receiver to GNSS Reflectometry Payload Development for the Triton Satellite Mission

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 999
Author(s):  
Yung-Fu Tsai ◽  
Wen-Hao Yeh ◽  
Jyh-Ching Juang ◽  
Dian-Syuan Yang ◽  
Chen-Tsung Lin
Keyword(s):  
Satellite System ◽  
Low Earth Orbit ◽  
Export Control ◽  
Navigation Systems ◽  
Gps Receiver ◽  
Design Development ◽  
Satellite Mission ◽  
Essential Components ◽  
Gnss Reflectometry ◽  
Global Navigation Satellite

The global positioning system (GPS) receiver has been one of the most important navigation systems for more than two decades. Although the GPS system was originally designed for near-Earth navigation, currently it is widely used in highly dynamic environments (such as low Earth orbit (LEO)). A space-capable GPS receiver (GPSR) is capable of providing timing and navigation information for spacecraft to determine the orbit and synchronize the onboard timing; therefore, it is one of the essential components of modern spacecraft. However, a space-grade GPSR is technology-sensitive and under export control. In order to overcome export control, the National Space Organization (NSPO) in Taiwan completed the development of a self-reliant space-grade GPSR in 2014. The NSPO GPSR, built in-house, has passed its qualification tests and is ready to fly onboard the Triton satellite. In addition to providing navigation, the GPS/global navigation satellite system (GNSS) is facilitated to many remote sensing missions, such as GNSS radio occultation (GNSS-RO) and GNSS reflectometry (GNSS-R). Based on the design of the NSPO GPSR, the NSPO is actively engaged in the development of the Triton program (a GNSS reflectometry mission). In a GNSS-R mission, the reflected signals are processed to form delay Doppler maps (DDMs) so that various properties (including ocean surface roughness, vegetation, soil moisture, and so on) can be retrieved. This paper describes not only the development of the NSPO GPSR but also the design, development, and special features of the Triton’s GNSS-R mission. Moreover, in order to verify the NSPO GNSS-R receiver, ground/flight tests are deemed essential. Then, data analyses of the airborne GNSS-R tests are presented in this paper.

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