Title :
Radiometric performance of the Advanced Wind Scatterometer radar ASCAT
Author :
Wilson, J.J.W. ; Anderson, C. ; Saldana, J. Figa ; Bonekamp, H.
Author_Institution :
EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany
Abstract :
The Advanced Wind Scatterometer (ASCAT) instrument [1 & 2] is one of the instruments carried by the ESA / EUMETSAT METOP satellites (METOP A, B & C). The ASCAT is a six-beam radar instrument designed to measure wind fields over the oceans; the instrument also provides useful data for ice and land applications. The radiometric performance of the ASCAT carried by METOP-A is estimated and discussed.
Keywords :
geophysical equipment; radiometry; ESA satellite; EUMETSAT METOP satellite; METOP-A; METOP-B; METOP-C; advanced wind scatterometer radar ASCAT; radiometric performance; six-beam radar instrument; wind fields; Antenna measurements; Calibration; Gain; Measurement uncertainty; Radar measurements; Transponders;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2010 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9565-8
Electronic_ISBN :
2153-6996
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2010.5654447
