DocumentCode :
1050122
Title :
Central swath mapping by a future satellite-borne fan-beam microwave scatterometer for inferring global ocean wind fields
Author :
Tomiyasu, Kiyo
Author_Institution :
General Electric Co., Philadelphia, PA, USA
Volume :
3
Issue :
3
fYear :
1978
fDate :
7/1/1978 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
70
Lastpage :
72
Abstract :
The SeaSat-A satellite scatterometer is a microwave sensor designed to provide a capability for mapping the global ocean surface wind speed and direction. Four fan beams whose major axes are oriented at 
and 
to the flight vector cover a swath width of 1900 km, but a central region remains that is inadequately mapped. In this paper, two additional fan beams are suggested for a future scatterometer that provide a more complete coverage of the central region.
and to the flight vector cover a swath width of 1900 km, but a central region remains that is inadequately mapped. In this paper, two additional fan beams are suggested for a future scatterometer that provide a more complete coverage of the central region.Keywords :
Meteorological satellites; Sea surface electromagnetic scattering; Azimuth; Linear antenna arrays; Microwave sensors; Oceans; Radar cross section; Radar measurements; Satellites; Sea surface; Spaceborne radar; Wind speed;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Oceanic Engineering, IEEE Journal of
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0364-9059
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/JOE.1978.1145379
Filename :
1145379
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