Title :
Progresses of development of CFOSAT scatterometer
Author :
Dong, Xiaolong ; Zhu, Di ; Zhu, Jintai ; Wang, Tao
Author_Institution :
Key Lab. of Microwave Remote Sensing, Nat. Space Sci. Center/Center for Space Sci. & Appl. Res., Beijing, China
Abstract :
In this paper, the status and progress of the scatterometer (SCAT) of the Chinese-French Oceanography Satellite (CFOSAT) will be reported. SCAT/CFOSAT will be the first rotating fan-beam scatterometer (RFSCAT) ever flown on a satellite for global ocean vector wind measurement. The mission schedule, some design and development status and simulation results of its performances will be presented. The considerations about the calibration of RFSCAT is also presented in this presentation.
Keywords :
calibration; oceanographic techniques; wind; CFOSAT scatterometer; Chinese-French Oceanography Satellite; RFSCAT calibration; SCAT/CFOSAT; global ocean vector wind measurement; rotating fan-beam scatterometer; Antarctica; Antenna measurements; Calibration; Radar measurements; Receiving antennas; Spaceborne radar; Chinese-French Oceanography Satellite; calibration; ocean vector wind; rotating fan-beam scatterometer;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2012 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1160-1
Electronic_ISBN :
2153-6996
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2012.6351594
