DocumentCode
144102
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
fYear
2014
fDate
13-18 July 2014
Firstpage
4374
Lastpage
4377
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2014 IEEE International
Conference_Location
Quebec City, QC
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IGARSS.2014.6947459
Filename
6947459
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