The Seasat microwave scatterometer was designed to measure, globally and in nearly all weather, wind speed to an accuracy of plus or minus 2 meters per second and wind direction to plus or minus 20 deg in two swaths 500 kilometers wide on either side of the spacecraft. For two operating modes in rain-free conditions, a limited number of comparisons to high-quality surface truth indicates that these specifications may have been met.


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    Title :

    Seasat scatterometer - Results of the Gulf of Alaska workshop


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Science ; 204


    Publication date :

    1979-06-29


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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