Title :
The Aquarius/SAC-D mission and status of the Aquarius instrument
Author :
Le Vine, David M. ; Lagerloef, Gary S E ; Pellerano, Fernando ; Colomb, F. Raul
Author_Institution :
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
Abstract :
The Aquarius/SAC-D mission is a partnership between the USA (NASA) and Argentina (CONAE). The observatory consists of Aquarius, an L-band radiometer/radar combination being developed under NASApsilas Earth System Science Pathfinder (ESSP) program to map the surface salinity field of the oceans from space, together with the SAC-D bus and several instruments provided by CONAE and its partners. The Aquarius instrument is currently in I&T at NASA/JPL. The mission is scheduled for launch in May, 2010.
Keywords :
oceanographic equipment; oceanographic techniques; radiometers; radiometry; remote sensing; remote sensing by radar; seawater; spaceborne radar; AD 2010 05; Aquarius instrument status; Aquarius-SAC-D mission; Argentina; CONAE; ESSP program; Earth System Science Pathfinder program; L band radiometer-radar combination; NASA-JPL; SAC-D bus; USA; ocean surface salinity field mapping; Feeds; Instruments; L-band; Microwave radiometry; NASA; Observatories; Ocean temperature; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Spaceborne radar; Microwave Remote Sensing; Ocean Salinity;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Radiometry and Remote Sensing of the Environment, 2008. MICRORAD 2008
Conference_Location :
Firenze
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1986-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1987-6
DOI :
10.1109/MICRAD.2008.4579464
