• DocumentCode
    1610686
  • Title

    The ultra high resolution QuikSCAT product

  • Author

    Williams, Brent A. ; Owen, Michael P. ; Long, David G.

  • Author_Institution
    Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT
  • fYear
    2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    6
  • Abstract
    Although QuikSCAT was originally designed to measure winds at a resolution of 25 km, higher resolution wind and rain products have been developed. The 2.5 km ultra high resolution (UHR) products allow QuikSCAT data to be used for applications involving rain, meso-scale phenomena, and in coastal applications. This paper overviews and unifies the various UHR products and discusses their advantages and limitations as compared to each other and the conventional 25 km product. Theory, consequences of assumptions, and trade-offs are also discussed.
  • Keywords
    geophysical signal processing; image resolution; radar imaging; rain; spaceborne radar; wind; coastal applications; mesoscale phenomena; rain products; ultra high resolution QuikSCAT product; wind measurement; Azimuth; Geophysical measurements; Measurement standards; Oceans; Pulse measurements; Radar cross section; Radar measurements; Rain; Sea measurements; Spaceborne radar;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Radar Conference, 2009 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Pasadena, CA
  • ISSN
    1097-5659
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2870-0
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1097-5659
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/RADAR.2009.4977111
  • Filename
    4977111