SCAT Instrument

Measurements and Applications

Monitoring global sea surface winds.

Instrument Summary

Full Name
Scatterometer
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
NSOAS
Maturity
Instrument Type
Scatterometers
Geometry
Conical scanning
Instrument Technology
Radar scatterometer
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Data Format

Performance Summary

Resolution
50 km
Swath
1300 km
Accuracy
0.5 dB
Waveband
13.2515 GHz, HH, VV
MW (~0.1 cm - ~100 cm)

Instrument Missions

HY-2A - Ocean dynamics satellite A (2011 - 2022)
HY-2B - Ocean dynamics satellite B (2018 - 2025)
HY-2C - Ocean dynamics satellite C (2020 - 2025)
HY-2D - Ocean dynamics satellite D (2021 - 2026)
HY-2E - Ocean dynamics satellite E (2025 - 2028)
HY-2H - Ocean dynamics satellite H (2025 - 2028)
HY-2F - Ocean dynamics satellite F (2025 - 2029)
HY-2G - Ocean dynamics satellite G (2025 - 2030)

Instrument Measurements