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

fYear

2010

fDate

8-11 May 2010

Firstpage

1228

Lastpage

1230

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;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave and Millimeter Wave Technology (ICMMT), 2010 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Chengdu

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5705-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICMMT.2010.5524997

Filename

5524997