TY - GEN
T1 - The WindSat space borne polarimetric microwave radiometer
T2 - 2004 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2004
AU - Gaiser, Peter W.
AU - Twarog, Elizabeth M.
AU - Li, Li
AU - St. Germain, Karen M.
AU - Poe, Gene A.
AU - Purdy, William
AU - Jelenak, Zorana
AU - Chang, Paul S.
AU - Connor, Laurence
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - The wind vector affects a broad range of naval missions, including strategic ship movement and positioning, aircraft carrier operations, aircraft deployment, effective weapons use, underway replenishment, and littoral operations. Furthermore, accurate wind vector data aids in short-term weather forecasting, the issuing of timely weather warnings, and the gathering of general climatological data. WindSat is a satellite-based multi-frequency polarimetric microwave radiometer developed by the Naval Research Laboratory for the U.S. Navy and the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Integrated Program Office (IPO). It is designed to demonstrate the capability of polarimetric microwave radiometry to measure the ocean surface wind vector from space. The sensor provides risk reduction for the development of the Conical Microwave Imager Sounder (CMIS), which is planned to provide wind vector data operationally starting in 2010.
AB - The wind vector affects a broad range of naval missions, including strategic ship movement and positioning, aircraft carrier operations, aircraft deployment, effective weapons use, underway replenishment, and littoral operations. Furthermore, accurate wind vector data aids in short-term weather forecasting, the issuing of timely weather warnings, and the gathering of general climatological data. WindSat is a satellite-based multi-frequency polarimetric microwave radiometer developed by the Naval Research Laboratory for the U.S. Navy and the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Integrated Program Office (IPO). It is designed to demonstrate the capability of polarimetric microwave radiometry to measure the ocean surface wind vector from space. The sensor provides risk reduction for the development of the Conical Microwave Imager Sounder (CMIS), which is planned to provide wind vector data operationally starting in 2010.
KW - Microwave radiometer
KW - Ocean winds
KW - Polarimetry
KW - Stokes parameters
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/15944381270
U2 - 10.1109/IGARSS.2004.1369039
DO - 10.1109/IGARSS.2004.1369039
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:15944381270
SN - 0780387422
T3 - International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)
SP - 371
EP - 374
BT - 2004 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Y2 - 20 September 2004 through 24 September 2004
ER -