CHARACTERIZATION OF THE LENGTH-MODULATED RADIOMETER

The development of the length-modulated radiometer (LMR), which is a n ew type of correlation radiometer for remote sounding, is described. F actors that affect the performance of the LMR are identified and, when ever possible, are minimized. Laboratory measurements of the radiometr ic response of a LMR filled with carbon monoxide are presented and com pared with theoretical calculations. An analysis of the sources of err or in these measurements and calculations is presented. (C) 1997 Optic al Society of America.