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C-Band Scatterometer
C-Band Scatterometer

C-band scatterometers are active non-imaging scatterometers that measure microwave backscatter. They are typically used to measure ocean surface winds but can also be used to measure ice, vegetation, and soil surface properties. They operate in the C-band frequency range (4-8 GHz) and can provide measurements during the day and night.

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
Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Winds
Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Winds > Surface Winds
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Radar > Radar Backscatter
Earth Science > Biosphere > Vegetation
Land Surface
Variable
Variable
4-8 GHz
https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.1986.289618External Link

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Instrument Operation

BOREAS

Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study

1994—1996
Boreal forests of central Canada
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2 Deployments
· 303 Data Products
FIFE

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

1987—1989
Central Kansas
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2 Deployments
· 101 Data Products

Data Products