CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- NSCAT
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Full Name
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NASA Scatterometer
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Status
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No longer operational
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Instrument Agencies
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NASA
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Maturity
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Instrument Type
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Scatterometers 
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Geometry
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Instrument Technology
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Radar scatterometer
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Sampling
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Imaging
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Data Access
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Data Format
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Measurements and Applications
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Lost power on-orbit in 1997.
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Resolution Summary
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Swath Summary
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Accuracy Summary
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Waveband Summary
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| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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