DocumentCode
3382271
Title
Radiometric performance of the Advanced Wind Scatterometer radar ASCAT
Author
Wilson, J.J.W. ; Anderson, C. ; Saldana, J. Figa ; Bonekamp, H.
Author_Institution
EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany
fYear
2010
fDate
25-30 July 2010
Firstpage
1092
Lastpage
1095
Abstract
The Advanced Wind Scatterometer (ASCAT) instrument [1 & 2] is one of the instruments carried by the ESA / EUMETSAT METOP satellites (METOP A, B & C). The ASCAT is a six-beam radar instrument designed to measure wind fields over the oceans; the instrument also provides useful data for ice and land applications. The radiometric performance of the ASCAT carried by METOP-A is estimated and discussed.
Keywords
geophysical equipment; radiometry; ESA satellite; EUMETSAT METOP satellite; METOP-A; METOP-B; METOP-C; advanced wind scatterometer radar ASCAT; radiometric performance; six-beam radar instrument; wind fields; Antenna measurements; Calibration; Gain; Measurement uncertainty; Radar measurements; Transponders;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2010 IEEE International
Conference_Location
Honolulu, HI
ISSN
2153-6996
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-9565-8
Electronic_ISBN
2153-6996
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IGARSS.2010.5654447
Filename
5654447
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