PORTABLE INTEGRATING SPHERE FOR MONITORING THE REFLECTANCE OF SPACECRAFT COATINGS
Portable integrating sphere for monitoring the reflectance of spacecraft coatings
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Portable integrating sphere for monitoring the reflectance of spacecraft coatings
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Low frequency observations are desired for soil moisture and biomass remote sensing. Long wavelengths are needed to penetrate vegetation and Earths land surface. In addition to the technical challenges of developing Earth observing spaceflight instruments operating at low frequencies, the radio frequency spectrum allocated to remote sensing is limited. Signal-of-opportunity remote sensing offers the chance to use existing signals exploiting their allocated spectrum to make Earth science measurements. We have made observations of the radio frequency environment around 240-270 MHz and discuss properties of desired and undesired signals.