Scatterometer (Oceansat-3) Instrument

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Measurements and Applications

Ocean surface wind measurements, continuity to ocean vector wind

Instrument Summary

Full Name
Scatterometer (Oceansat-3)
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
ISRO
Maturity
Instrument Type
Scatterometers
Geometry
Conical scanning
Instrument Technology
Radar scatterometer
Sampling
Other
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format

Performance Summary

Resolution
25 km
[Best Resolution: 25000m]
Swath
1440 km
Accuracy
Waveband
Ku-Band: 13.515 GHz
Ku-Band (12.5 to 18 GHz)

Instrument Missions

OCEANSAT-3 - Ocean Satellite-3 (2022 - 2027) oceansat-3_scatterometer-oceansat-3
OCEANSAT-3A - Ocean Satellite-3A (2027 - 2030) oceansat-3a_scatterometer-oceansat-3

Instrument Measurements

CategoryParameter
Ocean surface windsWind vector over sea surface (horizontal)
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