Scatterometer (Scatsat-1A) Instrument

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Measurements and Applications

Ocean surface wind measurements.

Instrument Summary

Full Name
Scatterometer (Scatsat-1A)
Status
No longer considered
Instrument Agencies
ISRO
Maturity
Instrument Type
Scatterometers
Geometry
Conical scanning
Instrument Technology
Radar scatterometer
Sampling
Other
Data Access
Data Format

Performance Summary

Resolution
50 km
Swath
1440 km
Accuracy
Waveband
13.515 GHz
MW (~0.1 cm - ~100 cm)

Instrument Missions

SCATSAT-1A - SCATSAT-1A (2021 - 2026) scatsat-1a_scatterometer-scatsat-1a

Instrument Measurements

CategoryParameter
Ocean surface windsWind vector over sea surface (horizontal)
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