Title :
Predesign of the wind field measuring radar for FengYun-3E meteorological satellite
Author :
Honggang, Yin ; Xiaolong, Dong
Author_Institution :
Nat. Satellite Meteorol. Center, Beijing, China
Abstract :
Spaceborne microwave scatterometers have successfully provided global ocean surface wind field for two decades. Ocean wind data have become as a critical tool utilized daily by operational weather forecast and warming centers around the world. However current scatterometers still can not satisfy the requirement of achieve ocean wind vectors in nearly all weather and all wind conditions. The wind field measuring radar (WIFIR) onboard Chinese FengYun-3E meteorological satellite is being developed to attempt to overcome their shortcomings. This paper describes the predesign of the WIFIR, including the mission requirements, system design, and performance analysis.
Keywords :
atmospheric measuring apparatus; oceanographic regions; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; wind; FengYun-3E meteorological satellite; global ocean surface wind field; mission requirements; operational weather forecast; performance analysis; spaceborne microwave scatterometers; system design; wind field measuring radar; Electromagnetic heating; Meteorological radar; Meteorology; Oceans; Radar measurements; Satellites; Sea measurements; Spaceborne radar; Weather forecasting; Wind forecasting;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave and Millimeter Wave Technology (ICMMT), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chengdu
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5705-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICMMT.2010.5524997
