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• Handbook – Earth Exploration-Satellite Service
  • PREFACE
  • TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • FOREWORD
  • CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION TO THE EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE SERVICE
    • 1.1 Overview
    • 1.2 Earth exploration-satellite system characteristics
      • 1.2.1 Earth exploration mission duration and phases
      • 1.2.2 Earth exploration mission orbits
      • 1.2.3 Earth exploration-satellite bus functions
      • 1.2.4 Earth exploration-satellite payloads
    • 1.3 Applications of data from EESS missions
  • CHAPTER 2 EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE TELEMETRY, TRACKING, AND COMMAND FUNCTIONS AND TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATIONS
    • 2 Introduction
      • 2.1 Functions
        • 2.1.1 Satellite bus telemetry transmissions
        • 2.1.2 Payload telemetry transmissions
        • 2.1.3 Tracking
        • 2.1.4 Command transmissions
        • 2.1.5 Emergency (contingency) communications
      • 2.2 Implementation
        • 2.2.1 Propagation considerations
        • 2.2.2 Reliability, bit error rate requirements, and link margins
        • 2.2.3 Data rate and bandwidth requirements
        • 2.2.4 Multiplexing
        • 2.2.5 Error correction coding techniques
        • 2.2.6 Pseudo-random noise coding techniques
        • 2.2.7 Modulation techniques
        • 2.2.8 Acquisition
        • 2.2.9 Tracking techniques
  • CHAPTER 3 – EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE SERVICE SCIENCE DATA DOWNLINK FUNCTIONS AND TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION
    • 3 Introduction
      • 3.1 EESS data downlink allocations
      • 3.2 Mission considerations
      • 3.3 Data rate requirements
      • 3.4 Equipment considerations
      • 3.5 Effects of interference on EESS data downlink
        • 3.5.1 Emissions from other satellites sharing the same frequencies
        • 3.5.2 Emissions from systems of terrestrial services
        • 3.5.3 Unwanted emissions from systems operating in adjacent bands
      • 3.6 Protection from interference
        • 3.6.1 EESS protection criteria
        • 3.6.2 Sharing and coordination
  • CHAPTER 4 SPACEBORNE ACTIVE MICROWAVE SENSORS OPERATING IN THE EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE SERVICE (ACTIVE)
    • 4 Introduction
      • 4.1 Active sensor types
        • 4.1.1 Synthetic aperture radars
        • 4.1.2 Altimeters
        • 4.1.3 Scatterometers
        • 4.1.4 Precipitation radars
        • 4.1.5 Cloud profile radars
      • 4.2 Preferred frequency bands and bandwidths for active sensors
      • 4.3 Active sensor interference and performance criteria
      • 4.4 Sharing considerations for active sensors
        • 4.4.1 Power-flux density levels and received interference power levels
        • 4.4.2 Types of RF signal waveforms
        • 4.4.3 Dynamics of antenna coupling with systems of other services
        • 4.4.4 Types of systems in other services
  • CHAPTER 5 – SPACEBORNE PASSIVE MICROWAVE SENSORS OPERATING IN THE EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE SERVICE (PASSIVE)
    • 5.1 Passive sensors
      • 5.1.1 Imaging sensors
      • 5.1.2 Atmospheric sounding sensors
      • 5.1.3 Microwave limb sounding sensors
    • 5.2 Spectrum requirements and scientific use of frequency bands
      • 5.2.1 Observation over ocean surfaces
      • 5.2.2 Observation over land surfaces
      • 5.2.3 Observation of atmospheric constituent gases
      • 5.2.4 Frequency bands of interest
    • 5.3 Performance parameters
      • 5.3.1 Radiometric sensitivity
      • 5.3.2 Radiometer threshold ?P
      • 5.3.3 Geometric resolution
      • 5.3.4 Integration time
    • 5.4 Passive sensor performance and interference criteria
    • 5.5 Passive sensor interference and sharing considerations
  • CHAPTER 6 – SOCIETAL BENEFITS OF THE EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE SERVICE
    • 6 Introduction
      • 6.1 Benefits related to disaster management
        • 6.1.1 Coastal and maritime hazards
        • 6.1.2 Atmospheric hazards
        • 6.1.3 Surface hazards
        • 6.1.4 Pollution detection and monitoring
        • 6.1.5 Radio frequency bands used to support disaster management
      • 6.2 Benefits related to natural systems
        • 6.2.1 Ecosystems and biodiversity
        • 6.2.2 Geology
        • 6.2.3 Surface water: hydrology and o
        • 6.2.4 Weather and climate
      • 6.3 Benefits related to humanity
        • 6.3.1 Archaeology
        • 6.3.2 Health
        • 6.3.3 Population and urban studies
      • 6.4 Benefits related to human endeavours
        • 6.4.1 Agriculture
        • 6.4.2 Cartography
        • 6.4.3 Commun
        • 6.4.4 Energy and resource exploration
        • 6.4.5 Transportation
      • 6.5 Radio techniques associated with societal benefits
  • APPENDIX 1 – ITU-R RECOMMENDATIONS RELEVANT TO THE EARTH EXPLORATION-SATELLITE SERVICE