Title :
Overview of NASA scatterometers projects
Author :
Graf, James E. ; Naderi, Firouz ; Tsai, Wu-Yang
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
NASA has a long-term commitment to ocean wind remote sensing, starting from the SEASAT-A Satellite Scatterometer (SASS), through the NASA Scatterometer (NSCAT), to SEAWINDS. The purpose of the paper is to first present the evolution of this overall scatterometer program and the future direction. The authors then present an overview of the end-to-end system design, key system parameters, system performance, current status, and the operational timeline of NSCAT. Finally, a summary of the SEAWINDS system design, key parameters, and expected performance is presented
Keywords :
atmospheric boundary layer; atmospheric measuring apparatus; ocean waves; oceanographic equipment; radar equipment; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; wind; NASA Scatterometer; NSCAT; SASS; SEASAT-A Satellite Scatterometer; SEAWINDS; end-to-end system design; key system parameters; ocean wind remote sensing; operational timeline; overview; system performance; Frequency; Geophysical measurements; NASA; Oceans; Radar measurements; Remote sensing; Satellites; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Spaceborne radar; System performance; Velocity measurement; Wind speed;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1995. IGARSS '95. 'Quantitative Remote Sensing for Science and Applications', International
Conference_Location :
Firenze
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2567-2
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1995.521810
