NASA logoCASEI Logo
NASA | CASEI
Arrow leftBack to Explore

Instrument

C-Band Scatterometer
C-Band Scatterometer

The C-band scatterometer is a FM-CW scatterometer that operates at 5.3 GHz. The C-band scatterometer is typically used in land, sea, and ice studies. For land applications, it is used to measure surface moisture content.

NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory passes Antarctica's tallest peak, Mount Vinson, on Oct. 22, 2012, during a flight over the continent to measure changes in the massive ice sheet and sea ice. Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger (Photography courtesy NASA Images)

Overview

Instrument Details

Scatterometer
Earth Science > Land Surface > Soils > Soil Moisture/water Content
Earth Science > Land Surface > Soils > Soil Moisture/water Content > Surface Soil Moisture
Land Surface
0.2 s
60 cm
5.3 GHz
External Linkhttps://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.1986.289618

  • Currently unavailable

  • This data will be added in future versions

  • Currently unavailable

  • Currently unavailable

  • Currently unavailable

    • Unpublished

Instrument Operation

BOREAS

Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study

1994—1996
Boreal forests of central Canada
view all deployment dates
2 Deployments
· 303 Data Products
FIFE

First International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project (ISLSCP) Field Experiment

1987—1989
Central Kansas
view all deployment dates
2 Deployments
· 101 Data Products

Data Products