Title :
Ocean Observer SAR requirements and instrument characteristics
Author :
Pichel, William G. ; McGuire, James ; Cunningham, John D. ; Gerber, Andrew ; Huneycutt, Bryan ; Holt, Benjamin ; Sandwell, David T.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Environ. Satellite, Data, & Inf. Service, Nat. Oceanic & Atmos. Adm., Camp Springs, MD, USA
Abstract :
This paper is a brief summary of the synthetic aperture radar (SAR) user requirements, satellite requirements, and instrument requirements for the proposed, but yet unfunded, U.S. Ocean Observer satellite.
Keywords :
oceanographic equipment; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; Ocean Observer SAR requirements; US Ocean Observer satellite; instrument characteristics; instrument requirements; satellite requirements; synthetic aperture radar; user requirements; Geophysical measurements; Ice surface; Instruments; Land surface; Ocean temperature; Satellites; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Springs; Synthetic aperture radar;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2002. IGARSS '02. 2002 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7536-X
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2002.1026523
