Title :
The Seasat microwave instruments in historical perspective
Author :
Barrick, Donald E. ; Swift, Calvin T.
Author_Institution :
NOAA/ERL/Wave Propagation Lab., Boulder, CO, USA
fDate :
4/1/1980 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The history of research and development that led to the successful demonstration of the four microwave remote sensing instruments on Seasat (the scatterometer, radiometer, altimeter, and synthetic aperture radar (SAR)) is briefly reviewed in this paper.
Keywords :
Bibliographies; History; Meteorological satellites; Microwave measurements; Sea measurements; Instruments; Microwave radiometry; Oceans; Radar measurements; Radar remote sensing; Remote sensing; Satellite broadcasting; Sea surface; Spaceborne radar; Synthetic aperture radar;
Journal_Title :
Oceanic Engineering, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JOE.1980.1145457
