THE CEOS DATABASE : MISSION, INSTRUMENTS AND MEASUREMENTS

Measures sea-surface wind.

Full Name

Wind Radar

Status

Operational

Instrument Agencies

NSMC-CMA, CNSA

Maturity

Instrument Type

Scatterometers

Geometry

Instrument Technology

Radar scatterometer

Sampling

Data Access

Constrained Access

Data Format

Resolution

Swath

Accuracy

Waveband

C and Ku band.

Ku-Band (12.5 to 18 GHz)
C-Band (8 - 4 GHz)

FY-3E - FY-3E Polar-orbiting Meteorological Satellite (2021 - 2026)

FY-3H - FY-3H Polar-orbiting Meteorological Satellite (2025 - 2029)

FY-3J - FY-3J Polar-orbiting Meteorological Satellite (2026 - 2031)

Category	Parameter
Atmospheric Winds	Wind profile (horizontal)
	Wind profile (vertical)
Ocean surface winds	Wind speed over sea surface (horizontal)
	Wind vector over sea surface (horizontal)

*ECV*	*Description*	*Product(s)*	*ECV Inventory 3.0 Record(s)*
Wind speed and direction (upper-air)	click here	click here	search ECV Inventory records