Title :
Latest advances of the swim instrument
Author :
Tison, C. ; Amiot, T. ; Hauser, D. ; Koleck, T. ; Castillan, P. ; Corcoral, N.
Author_Institution :
CNES, Toulouse, France
Abstract :
The CFOSAT mission is an innovative spatial mission for oceanography: for the very first time, both wind and wave vectors will be measured at the global ocean surface. This paper presents the wave scatterometer, SWIM and its associated scientific performances.
Keywords :
ocean waves; oceanographic equipment; wind; CFOSAT mission; SWIM instrument latest advances; SWIM scientific performance; global ocean surface measurement; innovative spatial oceanography mission; wave scatterometer; wave vector; wind vector; Instruments; Radar measurements; Sea surface; Spaceborne radar; Surface waves; CFOSAT; SWIM; directional wave spectrum; ocean; scatterometer;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2014 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Quebec City, QC
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2014.6947459
