The SeaWinds scatterometer instrument using a pulse compression radar

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3221, Issue , 1997, Pages 340-345

  Wu, C ^a   Graf, J ^a   Spencer, M ^a   Winn, C ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

ADEOS; Chirp radar; Pencil beam; SASS; Scatterometer; Wind velocity

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; FREQUENCY MODULATION; LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; MODULATION; NASA; NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTATION; PARABOLIC ANTENNAS; PULSE COMPRESSION; RADAR; SENSORS; SPACE FLIGHT; SPACECRAFT INSTRUMENTS;

ADEOS; CHIRP RADAR; PENCIL BEAM; SASS; SCATTEROMETER; WIND VELOCITY;

RADAR CROSS SECTION;

EID: 57649134294     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.298100     Document Type: Conference Paper

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