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| Hauser, Daniele; Tourain, Cedric; Hermozo, Laura; Alraddawi, D.; Aouf, L.; Chapron, Bertrand; Dalphinet, A.; Delaye, L.; Dalila, M.; Dormy, E.; Gouillon, F.; Gressani, Victor; Grouazel, Antoine; Guitton, Gilles; Husson, R.; Mironov, Alexey; Mouche, Alexis; Ollivier, A.; Oruba, L.; Piras, E.; Suquet, R. Rodriguez; Schippers, P.; Tison, C.; Tran, Ngan. |
| This article describes the first results obtained from the Surface Waves Investigation and Monitoring (SWIM) instrument carried by the China France Oceanography Satellite (CFOSAT), which was launched on October 29, 2018. SWIM is a Ku-band radar with a near-nadir scanning beam geometry. It was designed to measure the spectral properties of surface ocean waves. First, the good behavior of the instrument is illustrated. It is then shown that the nadir products (significant wave height, normalized radar cross section, and wind speed) exhibit an accuracy similar to standard altimeter missions, thanks to a new retracking algorithm, which compensates a lower sampling rate compared to standard altimetry missions. The off-nadir beam observations are analyzed in... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Spaceborne radar; Radar cross-sections; Surface waves; Sea surface; Instruments; Altimeter; Ocean wave spectra; Radar measurements; Scatterometer; Sea surface; Spaceborne radar; Speckle noise. |
| Ano: 2021 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00677/78869/81168.pdf |
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