SCAT

Scatterometer

Satellite

OceanSat-2

Status

Close to launch – To be utilised in the period 2008-2013

Mission

Sea surface wind vector

Instrument type

Ku-band radar scatterometer (13.52 GHz)

Scanning technique

Conical scanning, two beams, to provide four views of each spot from different angles; swath > 1400 km

Coverage/cycle

Global coverage every day

Resolution

50 km

Resources

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