CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - SCAT -
Full Name Wind SCATerometer
aka SCA
Status Operational
Instrument Agencies CNES Maturity
Instrument Type Scatterometers Geometry Conical scanning
Instrument Technology Radar scatterometer Sampling Imaging
Data Access Constrained Access Data Format
Measurements and Applications Ocean surface wind vector
Resolution Summary
Swath Summary
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary Ku-band
Ku-Band (12.5 to 18 GHz)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
CategoryParameter
Ocean surface windsWind vector over sea surface (horizontal)
Instrument Missions
CFOSAT - Chinese-French Oceanic SATellite (2018 - 2026)