Title :
NASA Scatterometer (NSCAT) pre-launch calibration results and post-launch calibration plan
Author :
Spencer, Michael W. ; Tsai, Wu-Yang ; Neumann, Gregory
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
The philosophy and approach for calibrating the NSCAT Ku-band radar are described. The NSCAT radar is designed to measure global ocean surface winds speeds and directions at 50 km resolution. Pre-launch calibration test results and plans for the post-launch calibration campaign are presented
Keywords :
atmospheric measuring apparatus; atmospheric techniques; calibration; meteorological instruments; meteorological radar; radar applications; remote sensing; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; wind; 10.7 to 18 GHz; Ku band; Ku-band; NASA Scatterometer; NSCAT; atmosphere; equipment instrumentation; marine boundary layer; measurement technique; meteorological radar; microwave radar SHF; post-launch; pre-launch calibration; remote sensing; wind direction; wind speed velocity; Antenna measurements; Calibration; Geophysical measurements; Instruments; NASA; Oceans; Radar antennas; Radar measurements; Sea measurements; Spaceborne radar;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1995. IGARSS '95. 'Quantitative Remote Sensing for Science and Applications', International
Conference_Location :
Firenze
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2567-2
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1995.520595
