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A form of radar used to measure surface winds from satellites, by detecting scattered microwave radiationSee Also: scatterometric, scatterometry
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Scatterometer — A radar scatterometer is designed to determine the normalized radar cross section (sigma 0) of the surface. Scatterometers operate by transmitting a pulse of microwave energy towards the Earth s surface and measuring the reflected energy. A… … Wikipedia
scatterometer — scatteromˈeter noun An instrument carried in a meteorological satellite for measuring the backscatter of light from the surface of the sea, used to gather information on wind speed • • • Main Entry: ↑scatter … Useful english dictionary
Quick Scatterometer — QuikSCAT Typ: Forschungssatellit Land (Organisation): USA (NASA) Missionsdaten Trägerrakete: Titan II … Deutsch Wikipedia
SCATT — SCATTerometer (Academic & Science » Ocean Science) … Abbreviations dictionary
Space-Based Radar — refers to space borne radar systems that may have any of a variety of purposes. A number of earth observing radar satellites, such as RadarSat, have employed synthetic aperture radar (SAR) to obtain terrain and land cover information about the… … Wikipedia
Oceansat-2 — Operator Indian Space Research Organisation Bus IRS Mission type Oceanography … Wikipedia
Hurricane Ava (1973) — Infobox Hurricane Name=Hurricane Ava Type=Hurricane Year=1973 Basin=EPac Image location=Hurricane Ava (1973).png Formed=June 2, 1973 Dissipated=June 12, 1973 1 min winds=140 Pressure=915 Da Inflated= Fatalities=None Areas=No land areas Hurricane… … Wikipedia
Liste der Erdbeobachtungssatelliten — Das ist die Liste der Erdbeobachtungssatelliten. Chronologische Übersicht (unvollständig) Inhaltsverzeichnis: 1960er · 1970er · 1980er · 1990er · 2000er · 2010er Startdatum Mission Bild Organisation (Land) Bemerkung 1960er … Deutsch Wikipedia
SEASAT — was the first Earth orbiting satellite designed for remote sensing of the Earth s oceans and had onboard the first spaceborne synthetic aperture radar (SAR). The mission was designed to demonstrate the feasibility of global satellite monitoring… … Wikipedia
QuikSCAT — The QuikSCAT (Quick Scatterometer) is an earth observing satellite that provides wind speed and direction information over oceans to NOAA. It is a quick recovery mission to fill the gap created by the loss of data from the NASA Scatterometer… … Wikipedia
