Advanced Scatterometer Instrument

Measurements and Applications

Ocean surface wind measurements.

Instrument Summary

Full Name
Advanced Scatterometer
Status
Proposed
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Low Heritage
Instrument Type
Scatterometers
Geometry
TBD
Instrument Technology
Radar scatterometer
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Very Constrained Access
Data Format

Performance Summary

Resolution
25 km
[Best Resolution: 25m]
Swath
1800 km
[Max Swath: 1800 km]
Accuracy
Wind speed: 2 m/s, direction: 20 grad
Waveband
C (or X) - band, TBD
MW (~0.1 cm - ~100 cm)

Instrument Missions

Meteor-MP N1 - Meteor-MP Meteorological Satellite N1 (2026 - 2030)
Meteor-MP N2 - Meteor-MP Meteorological Satellite N2 (2027 - 2031)
Meteor-MP N3 - Meteor-MP Meteorological Satellite N3 (2028 - 2032)

Instrument Measurements