Image Reconstruction Techniques for Radiometer Resolution Enhancement

Completed TRL 3 (started at 1, targeting 4)

Description

The goal of this IRAD is to apply advanced image reconstruction techniques to improve the effective spatial resolution of radiometric images. The challenge in this is to assess the performance of various potential algorithms and select the one that can most mitigate radiometer instrument distortions so that spatial resolution can be enhanced.

Benefits

If successful, the result from this work will lead to resolution enhancement for all radiometer concepts and reduce the need for a larger aperture leading to cost savings to future NASA mission designs.

Details

Technology area	Sensors and Instruments > Remote Sensing Instruments and Sensors > Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves
Program	Center Independent Research & Development: GSFC IRAD (GSFC IRAD)
Lead organization	Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
Start date	2021-10-01
End date	2023-09-30

Project contacts

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Ian S Adams — ian.s.adams@nasa.gov
Julia W Breed — julia.w.breed@nasa.gov
Wing-tsz Lee — wing-tsz.lee-1@nasa.gov
Jeffrey R Piepmeier — jeffrey.r.piepmeier@nasa.gov
Rajat Bindlish — rajat.bindlish@nasa.gov
Wai Fong — wai.h.fong@nasa.gov

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