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Case Study: Numerical Convergence Study on Simulated Spaceborne Microwave Radiometer Measurements of Earth

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Conference

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Location

Atlanta, Georgia

Publication Date

June 23, 2013

Start Date

June 23, 2013

End Date

June 26, 2013

ISSN

2153-5965

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 2

Tagged Division

Mathematics

Page Count

9

Page Numbers

23.274.1 - 23.274.9

DOI

10.18260/1-2--19288

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https://sftp.asee.org/19288

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352

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Jamiiru Luttamaguzi Elizabeth City State University

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Dr. Jamiiru Luttamaguzi is an Assistant Professor in Elizabeth City State University. His main research interest is in Optimal Control Theory. Most of his professional career has been spent teaching graduate and undergraduate math courses. He has supervised students in the McNair Internship program and the ECSU-NAM Summer Research Computational Science-Scientific Visualization programs. He graduated with a PhD is MAthematics and MS in System Science from Louisiana State University and has certifications in Java programming and CCNA.

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Ka'Ren Ladoris Byrd

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Ka'Ren Byrd is currently a senior student at Elizabeth City State University majoring in Mathematics with a minor in Secondary Education. She was 2012 interns in NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Her research interest is in numerical methods. Miss Byrd her future consists of working in Greensboro, NC school system as a high school math teacher. She is willing to continue her education in mathematics with in master and then a Ph. D. program. She also hopes to work for NASA Microwave Radiometer Measurements facilities in future.

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Akbar M. Eslami Elizabeth City State University

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Dr. Akbar Eslami is a professor and Engineering Technology coordinator in the Department of Technology at Elizabeth City State University. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Old Dominion University. His research interests are in Computer Aided Manufacturing and Design, Reverse Engineering, Finite Element Analysis, and Simulation.

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Ehsan O Sheybani Virginia State University

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Ehsan Sheybani has earned a BSEE, MSEE, and Ph.D EE from University of Florida, Florida State University, and University of South Florida, respectively. He is currently an Associate Professor of Computer Engineering at Virginia State University, with a research interest in Communications and Signal Processing. He has numerous federal grants from NASA and NSF and has a long list of publications in peer reviewed journals and conference proceedings.

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Giti Javidi Virginia State University

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Dr. Javidi is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Virginia State University with a research interest in Human Computer Interaction and Scientific Visualization. She has been the recipient of several federal grants from DOE, NASA and NSF and has a long list of publications in peer reviewed journals and conference proceedings.

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Abstract

Case Study: Numerical Convergence Study on Simulated Spaceborne Microwave Radiometer Measurements of EarthThis paper describes a NASA case study the outcome of which can be implemented in aclassroom setting. Through this case study students can learn numerical interpolation andintegration of functions in space as well as the error analysis. A tradeoff expected to be observedis between the speed of obtaining results and getting accurate results. As a result,recommendations are expected for various data sets to ensure fast accurate results. Thesimulation can also be carried out using Matlab.The case study discusses numerical convergence of simulated space-borne microwaveradiometer measurements of Earth brightness temperatures so as to get fast results. The resultsare obtained by numerically evaluating a double integral. The integral relies on antenna patternmeasurements and observed brightness temperature distribution over the Earth’s surface.Accurate antenna temperatures are obtained by modifying the step sizes while getting fasterresults. The accuracy of the numerical methods is analyzed and recommendations are given toimprove the process. Such recommendations will be seen to vary for different data patterns. Thestudy will also include antenna theory to understand its parameters, and antenna equations thataffect the accuracy of the results as well as Antenna Equipment, Radiation patterns and radiationpropagation.

Luttamaguzi, J., & Byrd, K. L., & Eslami, A. M., & Sheybani, E. O., & Javidi, G. (2013, June), Case Study: Numerical Convergence Study on Simulated Spaceborne Microwave Radiometer Measurements of Earth Paper presented at 2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia. 10.18260/1-2--19288

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