CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- OSCAT
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Full Name
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Oceansat-2 scatterometer
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Status
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No longer operational
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Instrument Agencies
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ISRO
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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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Conical scanning
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Instrument Technology
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Radar scatterometer
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Sampling
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Other
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Data Access
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Open Access
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Data Format
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Measurements and Applications
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Ocean surface wind measurements. Instrument failed in February 2014.
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Resolution Summary
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50 km
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Swath Summary
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1440 km
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Accuracy Summary
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Waveband Summary
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13.515 GHz
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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